Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 River Bluffs:
  • 28.027300, -82.403200
  • 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 River Bluffs

• 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 River Bluffs 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 River Bluffs

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Bluffs ...

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.

• Arabian Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Arabian Acres is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
• Betty Jean Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Betty Jean Heights is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Jean Heights
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Cypress Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cypress Point is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Elizabeth Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elizabeth Court is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Court
• Georgia Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Georgia Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
• Golden Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Golden Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hill Top Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hill Top Heights is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Heights
• Kelly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kelly Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
• Linda Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Linda Court is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Court
• Linda Diane
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Linda Diane is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Diane
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  • Lucy Dell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lucy Dell is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Dell
  • Marian
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marian is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian
  • Puritan Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Puritan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan Heights
  • Royal Greens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Royal Greens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Greens
  • Sandy Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Shady Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shady Rest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
  • Sultana Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sultana Glade is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultana Glade
  • Sunray Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunray Hills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Hills
  • Temple Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Temple Bluff is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Bluff
  • Temple Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Temple Crest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Crest
  • Temple Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Temple Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
  • Temple Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Temple Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Highlands
  • Temple Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Temple Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Knoll
  • Temple Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Temple Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Park
  • Terrace Gables
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Terrace Gables is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gables
  • Terrace Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Terrace Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
  • Terrace Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Terrace Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Overlook
  • Terrace Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Terrace Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
  • Terrace River
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Terrace River is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace River
  • Terrace Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
  • Terrace Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Terrace Walk is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Walk
  • University Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • University Square is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Square
  • Vista Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Vista Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Ridge
  • Whisper Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Whisper Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Cove

How Far From River Bluffs 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 River Bluffs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from River Bluffs 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 811 miles [1,305.2 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 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'