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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 Saint Petersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Petersburg 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 Saint Petersburg:
    • 27.772062, -82.646697
    • 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 Saint Petersburg
  • 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 Saint Petersburg ...

We found three communities that share the name Saint Petersburg.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Saint Petersburg.

Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • 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 Saint Petersburg [Hillsborough County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Logan County
      • This Saint Petersburg is located in Logan County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Petersburg that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Saint Petersburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Saint Petersburg is located in Clarion County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<2> to the north of the Saint Petersburg that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Saint Petersburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Petersburg ...

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.

  • Crescent Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
    • Crescent Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Cross Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Bayou
    • Cross Bayou is located in Pinellas County
  • Feather Sound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Lonely
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lonely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lonely
    • Fort Lonely is located in Hillsborough County
  • Fosterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Fosterville is located in Hillsborough County
  • Four Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
  • Gulfport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harbor Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
    • Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • High Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
  • Manatee Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Harbor
    • Manatee Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
  • Meadowlawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn
    • Meadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mitchell Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Beach
      • Mitchell Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Palm Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
      • Palm Grove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Piney Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
      • Piney Point is located in Hillsborough County
    • Rattlesnake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
      • Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Regency Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
      • Regency Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Robinson Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
      • Robinson Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Ronnie Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronnie Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
      • Ronnie Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Skinners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
      • Skinners is located in Hillsborough County
    • Speedway Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speedway Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Place
      • Speedway Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Sunset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Hillsborough County
    • Sunset Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Sunshine Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
      • Sunshine Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Temple Square
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Square
      • Temple Square is located in Hillsborough County
    • Treasure Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Treasure Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Park
      • Treasure Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tropical Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Pines
      • Tropical Pines is located in Hillsborough County

How Far From Saint Petersburg to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Petersburg and extending to:

  • Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Petersburg to Clearwater, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Saint Petersburg: www.ci.saint-petersburg.fl.us/

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 Saint Petersburg 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Petersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Petersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7721, Longitude: -82.6467    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saint Petersburg 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 310.914 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.30 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.986 degrees.




 

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