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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 Leitners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leitners 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 Leitners:
- 27.979500, -82.363200
- 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 Leitners
- 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 Leitners is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Leitners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leitners ...
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.
- Arabian Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arabian Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Berryhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Betty Jean Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Betty Jean Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Jean Heights
- Bunchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bunchville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchville
- Cypress Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cypress Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Dixie View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dixie View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
- Eastern Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Easy Way
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Easy Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Way
- Eucalyptus Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eucalyptus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Park
- Fishers Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fishers Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
- Florence Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Gold Coast
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gold Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Rush is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
- Golden Ring Groves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Ring Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Groves
- Jessie Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- Keebler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
- Kings Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Krebs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Krebs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lukes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lukes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
- Michigan Broadway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Michigan Broadway is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
- Missouri Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Missouri Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Park
- Orient Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orient Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Park
- Raven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raven Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Oaks
- Sixmile Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sixmile Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
- Spillers
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spillers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers
- Sugarcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Terrace River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Terrace River is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace River
- Tradewinds
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Triangle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Whisper Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whisper Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Cove
- Williams Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
How Far From Leitners 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 Leitners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Leitners and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Leitners to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 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 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leitners) 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 Leitners 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 Leitners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9795, Longitude: -82.3632 In this case, the coordinates for Leitners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.78 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.854 degrees. |
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