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 Hill Estates:
27.956800, -82.139500
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.
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:
We found seven communities that share the name Oak Hill Estates.
Within Florida, the name Oak Hill Estates is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Charles County
This Oak Hill Estates is located in Charles County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Oak Hill Estates.
Montgomery County
This Oak Hill Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Hill Estates.
Worcester County
This Oak Hill Estates is located in Worcester County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Oak Hill Estates.
Tennessee
Davidson County
This Oak Hill Estates is located in Davidson County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oak Hill Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Oak Hill Estates.
Virginia
Chesterfield County
This Oak Hill Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Oak Hill Estates.
Halifax County
This Oak Hill Estates is located in Halifax County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Oak Hill Estates.
Prince William County
This Oak Hill Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Oak Hill Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hill Estates ...
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.
Critter Lane (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critter Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Oak Hill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Hill Estates and extending to:
Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Hill Estates 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 6 hours.
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 214 miles [344.4 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 13 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 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 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9568, Longitude: -82.1395 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Hill Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.661 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.033 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.788 degrees.