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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 Lynnhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynnhaven 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 Lynnhaven:
- 27.876300, -82.313400
- 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 Lynnhaven
- 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 Lynnhaven is near Manatee County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Lynnhaven
Communities Also Named Lynnhaven ...
We found three communities that are also named Lynnhaven.
Within Florida, the name Lynnhaven is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Lynnhaven is located in Davis County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lynnhaven that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lynnhaven.
- Virginia
- Hampton City
- This Lynnhaven is located in Hampton City and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lynnhaven that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Lynnhaven.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the north northeast of the Lynnhaven that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Lynnhaven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynnhaven ...
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.
- Breezy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breezy Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chancey Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chancey Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Farms
- Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Eagle Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle Watch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Watch
- Emerald Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emerald Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
- Gallery Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallery Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallery Gardens
- Hickory Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Highlands
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hidden Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kingswood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingswood Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Heights
- Lake Fantasia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Fantasia is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fantasia
- Leonard Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leonard Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Woods
- Mays Greenglades
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mays Greenglades is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Greenglades
- Paddock Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paddock Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Oaks
- Peru ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Providence Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lakes
- Providence Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Providence Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
- Random Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Random Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Oaks
- Ridge Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Court
- River Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Rapids is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rapids
- River Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Walk
- Rivers Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rivers Edge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverwoods Hammock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverwoods Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods Hammock
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scenic Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Starlite
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Starlite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
- Still Waters Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Still Waters Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters Landing
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Vineyards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
How Far From Lynnhaven 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 Lynnhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynnhaven and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lynnhaven to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 212 miles [341.2 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lynnhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lynnhaven 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 Lynnhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8763, Longitude: -82.3134 In this case, the coordinates for Lynnhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.12 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.86 degrees. |
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