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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 Phillips Trail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phillips Trail 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 Phillips Trail:
- 28.003000, -82.060800
- 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 Phillips Trail
- 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 Phillips Trail 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 Phillips Trail
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillips Trail ...
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 north)
- Big Water is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Water
- Cherry Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Citrus Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Citrus Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Landing
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 west)
- Drew is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Gordon Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Oaks
- 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
- Hobby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hobby is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Homeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homeland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jones Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
- Kings Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Lee Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Villa
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Marshall Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mayday Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayday Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday Oaks
- Mimosa Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mimosa Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Orange Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orange Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Crest
- Peacock Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peacock Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Grove
- Piney Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Roseland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Samantha Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha Park
- Sparkman Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 west)
- Tangerine Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Trails
- Terry Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Terry Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Park
- Wild Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Rose is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Windmill Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windmill Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Pointe
How Far From Phillips Trail 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 Phillips Trail to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Phillips Trail and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Phillips Trail 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 214 miles [344.4 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 805 miles [1,295.5 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 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phillips Trail) 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 Phillips Trail 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 Phillips Trail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0030, Longitude: -82.0608 In this case, the coordinates for Phillips Trail have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.623 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.995 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.754 degrees. |
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