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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 Pemberton Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pemberton Creek 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 Pemberton Creek:
- 28.027100, -82.259500
- 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 Pemberton Creek
- 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 Pemberton Creek 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 Pemberton Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pemberton Creek ...
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.
- All Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- All Green is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
- American Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
- Cash Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cousins Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cousins Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Corner
- Dickey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Graystone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Green Pastures
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jess Walden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
- Jolly Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- June Bloom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
- Kenny
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
- Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Kingsway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake Weeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
- Lanes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lazy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lazy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oaks
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lone Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Long Fritzke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Lynn Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
- Marcia Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Parsons Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
- Pineapple Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
- Riverleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
- Shady Stables
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
- Shangri La
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
- Snows Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
- Stonelake Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Stoney Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Sunny Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Ye Little Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ye Little Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Little Wood
How Far From Pemberton Creek to ...
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 Pemberton Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pemberton Creek and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pemberton Creek to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four 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 808 miles [1,300.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Pemberton Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pemberton Creek 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 Pemberton Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0271, Longitude: -82.2595 In this case, the coordinates for Pemberton Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.729 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.122 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.812 degrees. |
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