Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nettlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nettlow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nettlow

• 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 Nettlow:
  • 27.684100, -82.342600
  • 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 Nettlow

• 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 Nettlow 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 Nettlow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nettlow ...

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.

• Cypress Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cypress Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
• Freedom Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Freedom Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
• Jones
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Kings
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kings is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Shooks Folly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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 north)
  • Sun City Center is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City Center <1>
• Willow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Willow Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Willow Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shores
• Yorkshire
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Yorkshire is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nettlow and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nettlow 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 most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 223 miles [358.9 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 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'