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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 Nowatney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nowatney 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 Nowatney:
    • 28.073905, -82.446761
    • 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 Nowatney
  • 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 Nowatney 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 Nowatney

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nowatney ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Calm Harbour is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Harbour
  • Castle Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Castle Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
  • 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 north)
    • Curry Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cove
  • Cypress Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
  • Deer Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Dill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
  • Emerald Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 northwest)
    • Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
  • Forest Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
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    • Golf View Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Griffin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Harvey Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Harvey Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Heights
    • 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
    • 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
      (Less than 2 miles 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 Ellen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
    • 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
    • Marigold Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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 west)
      • Paddock Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Square
    • Park Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
    • Settlers Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Settlers Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Pointe
    • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 west)
      • Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
    • Temple Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Temple Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Highlands
    • Terrace Gables
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Terrace Gables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gables
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Tuxedo Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Terrace
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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
      (Less than 2 miles 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 north)
      • Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
    • 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 Nowatney 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 Nowatney to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nowatney 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 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nowatney 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 809 miles [1,302 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nowatney) 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 Nowatney 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 Nowatney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0739, Longitude: -82.4468       In this case, the coordinates for Nowatney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.832 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.246 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.862 degrees.