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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 Massaro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Massaro 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 Massaro:
- 27.827000, -82.303700
- 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 Massaro
- 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 Massaro 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 Massaro
Curious and Interesting Names Near Massaro ...
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.
- Chancey Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chancey Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Farms
- Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creek View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Leonard Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leonard Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Woods
- Mays Greenglades
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mays Greenglades is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Greenglades
- Paddock Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Oaks
- Panther Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Panther Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Trace
- Peru ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Pine Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trace
- River Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Rapids is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rapids
- River Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Walk
- Riverwoods Hammock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwoods Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods Hammock
- Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Shadow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadow Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Shadow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shadow Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Run
- Shady Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
- Shady Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Summer Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summer Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Springs
- Summerview Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerview Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerview Oaks
How Far From Massaro 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 Massaro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Massaro and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Massaro 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 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 from Point A (ie- Massaro) 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 Massaro 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 Massaro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8270, Longitude: -82.3037 In this case, the coordinates for Massaro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.737 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.103 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.867 degrees. |
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