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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 Pointe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Pointe 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 Pointe:
- 28.005200, -82.128700
- 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 Pointe
- 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 Pointe 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 Oak Pointe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Pointe ...
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 northeast)
- Alabama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Cedar Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Citrus Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Citrus Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Landing
- Daily
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daily is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily
- Drew
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Drew is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Forest Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Gordon Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gordon Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Oaks
- Greenleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Hartline
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hartline is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Hill Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hill Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Homeland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homeland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Hopewell Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopewell Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Gardens
- Kings Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Lee Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Villa
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Magnolia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Magnolia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marshall Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mimosa Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mimosa Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Orange Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 north)
- Rose Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Roseland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roseland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- School Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- School Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Park
- Strawberry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- 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 north)
- Sweats is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweats
- Tangerine Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tangerine Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Trails
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Village Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Village Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Place
How Far From Oak Pointe 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 Pointe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oak Pointe and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Pointe 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 212 miles [341.2 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 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 6,601 miles [10,623.3 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' (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 Pointe) 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 Pointe 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 Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0052, Longitude: -82.1287 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Pointe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.037 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.775 degrees. |
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