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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 Nebraska Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nebraska Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Nebraska Acres:
    • 28.081300, -82.453300
    • 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 Nebraska Acres
  • 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 Nebraska Acres is near Pasco County and also Pinellas 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 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 Nebraska Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nebraska Acres ...

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.

  • Calm Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Calm Harbour is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Harbour
  • Cedarwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Cherry Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • College Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
  • Curry Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Curry Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cove
  • Cypress Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
  • Deer Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Dill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
  • Emerald Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Emerald Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
  • Flora Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Flora Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Park
  • Floral Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
  • Forest Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Golf View Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Golf View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Heights
    • Golfland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Golfland Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfland Park
    • Green Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Griffin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Griffin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • High Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • High Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pines
    • Hounds Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
    • Hunters Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hunters Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Lake
    • Indian Head
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Head is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Mound Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Indian Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • John Knox Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • Joshuas Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Joshuas Bend is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshuas Bend
    • Lake Charles
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
    • Lake Ellen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
    • Live Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Log Cabin Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Log Cabin Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Hills
    • Manor Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
    • Marigold Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Marigold Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold Gardens
    • Otterman
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Otterman is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterman
    • Paddock Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Paddock Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Square
    • Park Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
    • Rolling Green Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Green Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green Village
    • Settlers Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Settlers Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Pointe
    • Shady Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
    • Shagbark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shagbark is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shagbark
    • Silver Forrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Silver Forrest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Forrest
    • Sunny Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
    • Tall Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Tuxedo Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Terrace
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • University Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • University Woods is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Woods
    • Vander Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
    • Waterbridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Nebraska Acres 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 Nebraska Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nebraska Acres and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nebraska Acres to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 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 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nebraska Acres) 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 Nebraska Acres 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 Nebraska Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0813, Longitude: -82.4533       In this case, the coordinates for Nebraska Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.836 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.252 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.862 degrees.