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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 Myrtle Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle Tree 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 Myrtle Tree:
- 27.691800, -82.387000
- 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 Myrtle Tree
- 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 Myrtle Tree is near Manatee County and also Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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 Myrtle Tree
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle Tree ...
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.
- Amanda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amanda is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- College Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- College Chase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Chase
- Cypress Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cypress Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
- Freedom Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harbour Isles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harbour Isles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Isles
- Kims Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kims Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kims Cove
- Kings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Pelican Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- River Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River Bend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Sandpiper Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandpiper Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Point
- Shooks Folly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shooks Folly is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Folly
- Sun City Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sundance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
- Twin Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
- Willow Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shores
- Wolf Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Branch
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Myrtle Tree 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 Myrtle Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Myrtle Tree and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Myrtle Tree to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 221 miles [355.7 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 832 miles [1,339 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Myrtle Tree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Myrtle Tree 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 Myrtle Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.6918, Longitude: -82.3870 In this case, the coordinates for Myrtle Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.92 degrees. |
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