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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 Magnolia Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Chase 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 Magnolia Chase:
- 28.131000, -82.351200
- 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 Magnolia Chase
- 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 Magnolia Chase 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 Magnolia Chase
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Chase ...
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.
- Carr Drive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carr Drive is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Drive
- Cedar Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Clubview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clubview is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
- Cornerstone Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Ranch
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Fox Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Hammocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hammocks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
- Heather Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heather Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Downs
- Heritage Isles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Isles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Isles
- Hounds Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hounds Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Run
- Hunters Green
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Green is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
- Maplehill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplehill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Montana Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
- Oak Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Regalwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
- Suzie Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Suzie Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suzie Trace
- Thousand Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thousand Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
How Far From Magnolia Chase 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 Magnolia Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Magnolia Chase and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia Chase to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 197 miles [317 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 803 miles [1,292.3 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 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnolia Chase) 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 Magnolia Chase 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 Magnolia Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1310, Longitude: -82.3512 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.786 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.201 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.819 degrees. |
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