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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 Oak Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Crest 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 Oak Crest:
    • 28.017400, -82.391300
    • 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 Oak Crest
  • 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 Oak Crest 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 Oak Crest

Communities Also Named Oak Crest ...

We found six communities that are also named Oak Crest.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Oak Crest.

Beyond Florida, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Alachua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oak Crest [Alachua County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Oak Crest is located in Prince George's County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oak Crest that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Oak Crest.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Oak Crest is located in Forsyth County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the north of the Oak Crest that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Oak Crest.
      • Wilson County
      • This Oak Crest is located in Wilson County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Crest that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Oak Crest.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Oak Crest is located in Greenville County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the north of the Oak Crest that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Oak Crest.
      • Lexington County
      • This Oak Crest is located in Lexington County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the north of the Oak Crest that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Oak Crest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Crest ...

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.

  • Arabian Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Arabian Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
  • Betty Jean Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Betty Jean Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Jean Heights
  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clearview is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Cypress Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cypress Point is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Georgia Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Georgia Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
  • Golden Ring Groves
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Golden Ring Groves is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Groves
  • Golden Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Golden Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
  • Highland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Linda Diane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Linda Diane is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Diane
  • Lucy Dell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lucy Dell is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Dell
  • Marian
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Marian is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian
  • Puritan Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Puritan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan Heights
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • River Bluffs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • River Bluffs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluffs
    • Sandy Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Shady Rest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shady Rest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
    • Sultana Glade
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sultana Glade is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultana Glade
    • Sunray Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunray Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Hills
    • Temple Bluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Temple Bluff is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Bluff
    • Temple Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Temple Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Crest
    • Temple Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Temple Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
    • Temple Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Temple Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Knoll
    • Temple Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Temple Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Park
    • Terrace Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Terrace Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Overlook
    • Terrace Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Terrace Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
    • Terrace River
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Terrace River is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace River
    • Terrace Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
    • University Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • University Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Square
    • Vista Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Vista Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Ridge
    • Whisper Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Whisper Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Cove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Crest and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Crest to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 811 miles [1,305.2 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 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Oak Crest could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Crest) 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 Oak Crest 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 Oak Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0174, Longitude: -82.3913       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.798 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.20 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.856 degrees.