Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Port Tampa

• 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 Port Tampa:
  • 27.862193, -82.528565
  • 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 Port Tampa

• 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 Port Tampa is near Pinellas County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Port Tampa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Tampa ...

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.

• Colony Key
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Colony Key is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Key
• Crescent Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crescent Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
• Fosterville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fosterville is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
• Friendship Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship Heights is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
• Half Way Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Half Way Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way Place
• Harbor Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
• Jenkins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenkins is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Knights Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
• Meadowlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn
• Nix
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nix is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
• Oak Shadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Shadows is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
• Palm Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Palm Grove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Rattlesnake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
  • Regency Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Regency Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
  • Robinson Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Robinson Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
  • Rocky Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Shore is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Shore
  • Ronnie Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ronnie Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
  • Shell Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shell Point is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
  • Skinners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Skinners is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
  • Speedway Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Speedway Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Place
  • Sunset
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunset is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sunset Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
  • Temple Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Temple Square is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Square
  • Treasure Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Treasure Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Park
  • Tropical Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tropical Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Pines
  • Tropical Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tropical Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Terrace

How Far From Port Tampa 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 Port Tampa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Port Tampa and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Port Tampa to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'