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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 Ledge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Ledge 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 Oak Ledge:
- 28.122000, -82.451000
- 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 Ledge
- 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 Ledge 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 Ledge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Ledge ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calm Harbour is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Harbour
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coventry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crystal Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Curry Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Curry Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cove
- Cypress Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Cypress Head
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
- Emerald Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emerald Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Evergreen North
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Hounds Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hounds Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hounds Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Run
- Lake Charles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Keen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Live Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Maplehill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplehill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehill
- Marilyn Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Montana Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
- Park Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pond Eddy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pond Eddy is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Popes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Popes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes
- Regalwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
- Shady Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
- Shagbark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shagbark is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shagbark
- Sunny Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunny Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Pines
- Suzie Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Suzie Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suzie Trace
- Turning Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turning Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turning Point
- Vander Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
- Waterbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond
How Far From Oak Ledge 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 Oak Ledge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oak Ledge and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Ledge to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 194 miles [312.2 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 8 days and walking would take 11 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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- Oak Ledge) 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 Oak Ledge 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 Ledge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1220, Longitude: -82.4510 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Ledge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.838 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.26 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.853 degrees. |
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