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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Key Woods Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Key Woods Ranch and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Key Woods Ranch:
- 28.042800, -82.175700
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Key Woods Ranch
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Key Woods Ranch is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Key Woods Ranch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Key Woods Ranch ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Ancient Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Carolyn Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carolyn Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Gardens
- Cedar Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cooks Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cooks Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cove
- Destinys Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
- Forest Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Gator Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gator Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Trail
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hartline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartline is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
- Hawk Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hawk Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Woods
- Horn Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horn Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Acres
- Lanes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Leaning Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leaning Pine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pine
- Long Fritzke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Marcia Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Mark Hall Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mark Hall Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Hall Acres
- Meadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Orange Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Court
- Resting Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
- Roach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Rustic Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
- Rustic Oaks Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic Oaks Plantation is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Plantation
- Shaded Stand
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shaded Stand is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaded Stand
- Shepherd
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Strawberry Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strawberry Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Square
- Strawberry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Village Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Village Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Place
- Windcall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windcall is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcall
How Far From Key Woods Ranch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Key Woods Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Key Woods Ranch and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Key Woods Ranch to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Key Woods Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Key Woods Ranch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Key Woods Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0428, Longitude: -82.1757 In this case, the coordinates for Key Woods Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.686 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.074 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.782 degrees. |
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