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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 Kingsway Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsway Downs 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 Kingsway Downs:
- 27.964700, -82.271900
- 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 Kingsway Downs
- 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 Kingsway Downs is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Kingsway Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsway Downs ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Carriage Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
- Chestnut Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Eleven Mile Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
- Greenewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Heritage Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hollowtree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hunters Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
- Jacobs Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Kingsway Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kingsway Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingsway Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake Weeks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
- Lakeview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Long Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Martin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Mirror Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Orangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Parsons Reserve
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Rolling Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Shadow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Tangelo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo
- Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Whisper Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whisper Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Lake
How Far From Kingsway Downs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kingsway Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kingsway Downs and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsway Downs to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 209 miles [336.4 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 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kingsway Downs) 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 Kingsway Downs 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 Kingsway Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9647, Longitude: -82.2719 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsway Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.731 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.115 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.828 degrees. |
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