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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 The Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Nest 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 The Nest:
    • 28.138700, -82.611100
    • 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 The Nest
  • 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 The Nest 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 The Nest

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Nest ...

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.

  • Council Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Council Crest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Crest
  • Foxs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxs Corner is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Corner
  • Garden Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Garden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lake
  • Great Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Great Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes
  • Gulf Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulf Pine is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pine
  • Hunters Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Keystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Keystone Beach is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Beach
  • Keystone Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Keystone Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cove
  • Keystone Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Keystone Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Farms
  • Keystone Grove Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Keystone Grove Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Grove Lakes
  • Keystone Groves
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Keystone Groves is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Groves
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Keystone Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Keystone Shores is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Shores
    • Lake Abray
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lake Abray is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Abray
    • Lake Calm
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lake Calm is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Calm
    • Lake Fern
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Fern is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fern
    • Lake Julia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
    • Nine Eagles
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
    • Post Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Post Shores is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Shores
    • Rainbow Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
    • Steeplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Stillwater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stillwater is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Swan Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Swan Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cove

How Far From The Nest 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 The Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Nest 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 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 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 6,617 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 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 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- The Nest) 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 The Nest 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 The Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1387, Longitude: -82.6111       In this case, the coordinates for The Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.924 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.362 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.901 degrees.