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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 Morrill Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrill Meadows 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 Morrill Meadows:
- 27.947800, -82.265600
- 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 Morrill Meadows
- 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 Morrill Meadows is near Polk County and also Pasco 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 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 Morrill Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrill Meadows ...
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.
- Angel Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Angel Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Run
- Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Bonterra
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonterra is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonterra
- Breezy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Carriage Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
- Carriage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Chancey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Chickasaw Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
- Citrus Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
- Copper Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
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- Diamond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Eden Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
- Eleven Mile Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
- Gallagher Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
- Gallagher Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
- Garden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Greenewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harder Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
- Heritage Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
- Hickory Hammock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
- Hickory Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hollowtree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hunters Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
- Jacobs Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Jerrys
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jerrys is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys
- Kings Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Kingstowne Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstowne Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstowne Place
- Kingsway Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
- Kingsway Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
- Kingsway Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingsway Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Leonard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Long Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Mirror Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Orangewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Park Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
- Parsons Reserve
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shadow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Shady Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Oaks Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
- Tangelo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo
- Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Vineyards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
- Whisper Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whisper Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Lake
- Wildwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow
How Far From Morrill Meadows 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 Morrill Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morrill Meadows and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Morrill Meadows to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 210 miles [338 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 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 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrill Meadows) 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 Morrill Meadows 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 Morrill Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9478, Longitude: -82.2656 In this case, the coordinates for Morrill Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.727 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.83 degrees. |
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