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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 North Pinecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Pinecrest 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 North Pinecrest:
- 28.017600, -82.149400
- 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 North Pinecrest
- 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 North Pinecrest 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 North Pinecrest
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Pinecrest ...
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.
- Alabama
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alabama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Carolyn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carolyn Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Gardens
- Cedar Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Citrus Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Citrus Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Landing
- Drew
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Forest Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Greenleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Hartline
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartline is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
- Hill Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hill Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Homeland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Homeland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Horn Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horn Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Acres
- Magnolia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Magnolia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Orange Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orange Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Court
- Piney Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Piney Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Oaks
- Plant City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Rose Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rose Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- School Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- School Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Park
- Shaded Stand
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shaded Stand is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaded Stand
- Strawberry Square
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Strawberry Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Square
- Strawberry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sweats
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweats is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweats
- Village Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Village Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Place
How Far From North Pinecrest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Pinecrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Pinecrest and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from North Pinecrest 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 five to six 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 806 miles [1,297.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Pinecrest) 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 North Pinecrest 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 North Pinecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0176, Longitude: -82.1494 In this case, the coordinates for North Pinecrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.052 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.779 degrees. |
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