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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 Pritcher Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pritcher Pines 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 Pritcher Pines:
    • 27.882000, -82.072800
    • 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 Pritcher Pines
  • 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 Pritcher Pines is near Polk County and also Manatee 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 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 Pritcher Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pritcher Pines ...

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.

  • Berry Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Berry Landing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Landing
  • Cindy Lynn Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cindy Lynn Place
  • Deep Roots Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Deep Roots Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Roots Farms
  • Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Edison
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edison is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Gordon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hunters Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Jacobs Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
  • Lees Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ranch
  • Natures Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
  • Orange Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Haven is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Haven
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pams Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pams Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pams Place
    • Pinecrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
    • Robinson Farms
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Farms
    • Rogers Ranch
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ranch
    • Welcome
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Wild Rose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Wild Rose is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
    • Willow Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Windmill Pointe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Windmill Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Pointe

How Far From Pritcher Pines 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 Pritcher Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pritcher Pines and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pritcher Pines 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 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- Pritcher Pines) 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 Pritcher Pines 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 Pritcher Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8820, Longitude: -82.0728       In this case, the coordinates for Pritcher Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.62 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.975 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.783 degrees.