Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Safety Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Safety Harbor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Safety Harbor
- 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 Safety Harbor:
- 27.990839, -82.696616
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Safety Harbor
- 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Since Safety Harbor is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Safety Harbor ...
We found one communities that share the name Safety Harbor.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Safety Harbor.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Safety Harbor [Hillsborough County].
- Hillsborough County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Safety Harbor ...
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.
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
- Former name for Clearwater:
- Clear Water Harbor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
- Clearwater Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
- Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Coachman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fawn Ridge Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Feather Sound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Sound
- Feather Sound is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feather Sound <2>
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
- Harbor Palms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
- Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
- Harbor View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Pinellas County
- Highpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Holiday Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jane Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jane Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
- Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
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- Lane Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Mandolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Meadow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Palm Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Palm Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Palm Harbor is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Harbor <2>
- Pebblebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Rainbow Court
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
- Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Rocky Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Rocky Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
- Saltmarsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Waterfront Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfront Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
- Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Wood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Farms
How Far From Safety Harbor 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 city such as Safety Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Safety Harbor and extending to:
- Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Safety Harbor to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Safety Harbor: www.cityofsafetyharbor.com/
The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Safety Harbor could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Safety Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Safety Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9908, Longitude: -82.6966 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Safety Harbor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.958 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.38 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.958 degrees. |