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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 MacFarlane Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to MacFarlane Park 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 MacFarlane Park:
- 27.958200, -82.494700
- 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 MacFarlane Park
- 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 MacFarlane Park 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 MacFarlane Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near MacFarlane Park ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Caruthers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Caruthers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
- Cornerstone Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cornerstone Plaza is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Plaza
- Courier City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
- Crabcake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crabcake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dixie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Edison Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edison Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
- Fair Ground Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fair Ground Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Ground Farms
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fishers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Goldmine
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goldmine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Golf View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
- Golf View Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
- Gray Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Havana
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Hick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hick is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick
- Hidden Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hidden Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Highway Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
- Horizon Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horizon Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Place
- Ida Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ida Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
- Jean Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
- Lamb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Lincoln Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Louis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
- Maine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Masons
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Masons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Michigan Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Michigan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Heights
- Michigan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Michigan Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Oriole
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oriole is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Palm Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
- Palm Way
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palm Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
- Park City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Princess Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Princess Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Park
- Riverwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Stonehouse
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
- Suburb Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Suburb Royal is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Terra Nova
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
- Triangle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Triangle Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Heights
- Woodlawn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
How Far From MacFarlane Park 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 MacFarlane Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in MacFarlane Park and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from MacFarlane Park 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 817 miles [1,314.8 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 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 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 from Point A (ie- MacFarlane Park) 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 MacFarlane Park 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 MacFarlane Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9582, Longitude: -82.4947 In this case, the coordinates for MacFarlane Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.848 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.901 degrees. |
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