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 Parkview Estates:
28.021400, -82.465000
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 Parkview Estates.
Within Florida, the name Parkview Estates is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Mobile County
This Parkview Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkview Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Parkview Estates.
Arizona
Maricopa County
This Parkview Estates is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkview Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Parkview Estates.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Parkview Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Parkview Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Parkview Estates.
Montgomery County
This Parkview Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the north northeast of the Parkview Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Parkview Estates.
North Dakota
Burleigh County
This Parkview Estates is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkview Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Parkview Estates.
Texas
Guadalupe County
Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Parkview Estates.
Harris County
This Parkview Estates is located in Harris County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkview Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Parkview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkview 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.
Castle Gardens (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Gardens 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 Parkview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkview Estates and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Parkview Estates 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 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkview Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0214, Longitude: -82.4650 In this case, the coordinates for Parkview 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 Parkview 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 310.837 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.246 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees.