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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 Lazy Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lazy Oaks 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 Lazy Oaks:
- 28.056300, -82.224800
- 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 Lazy Oaks
- 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 Lazy Oaks 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 Lazy Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lazy Oaks ...
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.
- All Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- All Green is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
- Ancient Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Badgers Lair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Badgers Lair is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgers Lair
- Cedar Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oaks
- Cooks Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cove
- Destinys Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
- Dickey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Flint Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
- Flowers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flowers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Four Pine Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Four Pine Estates is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pine Estates
- Gator Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gator Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Trail
- Green Pastures
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Kenny
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
- Lanes Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lone Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Long Fritzke
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Lynn Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
- Marcia Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Mark Hall Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mark Hall Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Hall Acres
- Martin Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ranch
- Marys Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Woods
- Meadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Michaelangelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelangelo
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinker is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinker
- Pondside Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pondside Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondside Gardens
- Resting Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
- Riverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
- Serenity Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Serenity Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Oaks
- Shepherd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Stonelake Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Stoney Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Sunny Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Windcall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windcall is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcall
How Far From Lazy Oaks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lazy Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lazy Oaks and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lazy Oaks 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 four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 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 8 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 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lazy Oaks) 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 Lazy Oaks 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 Lazy Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0563, Longitude: -82.2248 In this case, the coordinates for Lazy Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.713 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.795 degrees. |
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