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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 Orange Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange Crest 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 Orange Crest:
- 28.026400, -82.067500
- 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 Orange 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 Orange Crest 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 Orange Crest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange 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.
- Alabama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alabama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Big Water
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Water is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Water
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Citrus Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Citrus Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Landing
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Daily
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daily is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily
- Drew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Four Seasons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Gordon Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gordon Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Oaks
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Hill Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hill Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hobby
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hobby is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Homeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Jones Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
- Kings Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Lee Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Villa
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Magnolia Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Marshall Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mayday Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayday Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday Oaks
- Mimosa Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mimosa Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Mystic Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mystic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Oaks
- Orange Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orange Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Court
- Peacock Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peacock Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Grove
- Piney Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Oaks
- Plant City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roseland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Samantha Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samantha Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha Park
- School Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- School Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Park
- Sparkman Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparkman Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Oaks
- Sweats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweats is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweats
- Tangerine Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tangerine Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Trails
- Terry Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terry Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Park
How Far From Orange Crest 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 Orange Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Orange Crest and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Orange Crest to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 213 miles [342.8 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 804 miles [1,293.9 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 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0264, Longitude: -82.0675 In this case, the coordinates for Orange Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.005 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.751 degrees. |
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