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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 Pasco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pasco 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 Pasco:
- 28.324726, -82.337033
- 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 Pasco
- 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 Pasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Since Pasco is near Hernando County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hernando County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Pasco
Communities Also Named Pasco ...
We found six communities that are also named Pasco.
Within Florida, the name Pasco is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Thomas County
- This Pasco is located in Thomas County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pasco that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Pasco.
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- Although located in Dallas County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Pasco.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Pasco [Belmont County].
- Shelby County
- This Pasco is located in Shelby County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the north of the Pasco that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Pasco.
- Washington
- Franklin County
- This Pasco is located in Franklin County and lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pasco that is located in Pasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pasco.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Pasco [Roane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pasco ...
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.
- Clubview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clubview is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
- Cornerstone Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cornerstone Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Ranch
- Cross Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Garden Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hammocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hammocks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammocks
- Heritage Isles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Isles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Isles
- Hunters Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunters Green is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
- Lake Pasadena Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Land O' Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rustic Oaks Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Oaks Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Place
- Tangerine Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tangerine Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Hill
- Tommytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tommytown is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommytown
- Wilderness Crossings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Crossings
- Zephyrhills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pasco 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 Pasco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pasco and extending to:
- Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pasco to Dade City, with an average speed<4> 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 186 miles [299.3 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 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Pasco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pasco could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pasco 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 Pasco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3247, Longitude: -82.3370 In this case, the coordinates for Pasco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.235 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.775 degrees. |
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