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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 Mason Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mason 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 Mason Oaks:
- 27.882300, -82.235300
- 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 Mason 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 Mason Oaks is near Polk County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Mason Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mason 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.
- Canter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canter is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canter
- Carriage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Chickasaw Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
- Cinnamon Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Trace
- Copper Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Copper Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Eden Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
- Emerald Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
- Fish Hawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
- Fishhawk Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fishhawk Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk Ranch
- Greenhills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenhills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Harvest Field
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
- Hickory Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Highlands
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hidden Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hidden Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hunter Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
- Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Marvinia Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marvinia Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinia Hills
- Memory Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memory Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Lane
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Park Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
- Ranch Road Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ranch Road Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Road Groves
- Ridge Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridge Dale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Dale
- River Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Rapids is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rapids
- Riverwoods Hammock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwoods Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods Hammock
- Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Stone Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hollow
- Sugarloaf Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sugarloaf Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Ridge
- Timber Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Knoll
- Wildwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow
How Far From Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason Oaks and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mason 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 215 miles [346 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 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 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8823, Longitude: -82.2353 In this case, the coordinates for Mason Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.706 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.074 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.834 degrees. |
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