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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Peebles Place.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peebles Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peebles Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Peebles Place:
    • 27.992000, -82.305900<1>
    • 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 Peebles Place
  • 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 Peebles Place is near Pasco County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Peebles Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peebles Place ...

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.

  • American Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • American Gardens is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Big Pines is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Carriage Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Carriage Crossing is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Cash Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cash Acres is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Clark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clark is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Dixie View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie View is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
  • Eden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Eden Park is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Fishers Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishers Farms is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
  • Gold Coast
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gold Coast is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Graystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Graystone is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Greenewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenewood is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Grove Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Hickory Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hillcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hillcrest is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hollowtree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollowtree is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
    • Hunters Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunters Cove is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
    • Jacobs Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacobs Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
    • Jolly Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jolly Corner is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
    • Keebler
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Keebler is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
    • Kennedy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kennedy Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
    • Kings Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Row is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Kingsway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsway is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Kingsway Downs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsway Downs is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Kingsway Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsway Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Krebs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Krebs is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake View is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Lake Weeks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Weeks is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Lakeview Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Village is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Mango
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mango Groves is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mango Hills is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Mirror Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mirror Crest is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mirror Lake is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Orangewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orangewood is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
    • Parsons Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Parsons Pointe is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Parsons Reserve
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Parsons Reserve is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Raven Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Raven Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Rolling Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rolling Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Shady Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shady Hollow is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Shangri La
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shangri La is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Tangelo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tangelo is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Timber Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Timber Creek is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Timber Pond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Timber Pond is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Williams Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Williams Crossing is also located in Hillsborough County
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How Far From Peebles Place 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 included the distance from a community such as Peebles Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Peebles Place and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Peebles Place to Tampa, 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 206 miles [331.5 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 811 miles [1,305.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Peebles Place:
     Decimal: 27.99200, -82.305900
     DDMMSS: 27° 59' 31", -82° 18' 21"
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peebles Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Peebles Place 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 Peebles Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9920, Longitude: -82.3059       In this case, the coordinates for Peebles Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.751 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.142 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.834 degrees.