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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Keystone Grove Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keystone Grove Lakes and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Keystone Grove Lakes:
    • 28.141300, -82.602600
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Keystone Grove Lakes
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keystone Grove Lakes ...

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.

  • Council Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Crest
    • Council Crest is located in Hillsborough County
  • Foxs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Corner
    • Foxs Corner is located in Hillsborough County
  • Garden Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lake
    • Garden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
  • Great Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes
    • Great Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
  • Gulf Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pine
    • Gulf Pine is located in Pasco County
  • Hunters Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
    • Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Beach
    • Keystone Beach is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cove
    • Keystone Cove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Farms
    • Keystone Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Groves
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Groves
    • Keystone Groves is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Keystone Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Shores
      • Keystone Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lake Abray
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Abray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Abray
      • Lake Abray is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lake Calm
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Calm
      • Lake Calm is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lake Fern
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fern
      • Lake Fern is located in Hillsborough County
    • Post Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Shores
      • Post Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Rainbow Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
      • Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Steeplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
      • Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
    • Stillwater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Hillsborough County
    • Swan Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cove
      • Swan Cove is located in Hillsborough County

How Far From Keystone Grove Lakes 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 Keystone Grove Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keystone Grove Lakes and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keystone Grove Lakes to Tampa, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keystone Grove Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keystone Grove Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keystone Grove Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1413, Longitude: -82.6026       In this case, the coordinates for Keystone Grove Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 Keystone Grove Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.92 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.357 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.898 degrees.









 

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