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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 Raven Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raven Oaks 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 Raven Oaks:
    • 27.990500, -82.329800
    • 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 Raven Oaks
  • 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 Raven Oaks is near Pasco County and also Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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 Raven Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raven Oaks ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Carriage Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Dixie View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dixie View is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
  • Easy Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Easy Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Way
  • Eden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Fishers Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fishers Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
  • Gold Coast
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Jolly Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
  • Keebler
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kennedy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
    • Kings Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kings Forest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Krebs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Krebs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Lakeview Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Mango
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Mirror Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Missouri Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Missouri Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Park
    • Orangewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
    • Orient Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Orient Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Park
    • Pilgrims Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pilgrims Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Place
    • Shady Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Sixmile Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sixmile Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
    • Sugarcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Williams Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Williams Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing

How Far From Raven Oaks to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Raven Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Raven Oaks to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 812 miles [1,306.8 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 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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- Raven Oaks) 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 Raven Oaks 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 Raven Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9905, Longitude: -82.3298       In this case, the coordinates for Raven Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.764 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.156 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.841 degrees.