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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 Seffner Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seffner Heights 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 Seffner Heights:
    • 27.990100, -82.273200
    • 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 Seffner Heights
  • 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 Seffner Heights is near Pasco County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Seffner Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seffner Heights ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Carriage Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Cash Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Chancey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
  • Chestnut Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Diamond Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
  • Dickey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Eden Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Gallagher Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Gallagher Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
    • Graystone
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
    • Greenewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
    • Grove Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Heritage Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
    • Hickory Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hillcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hollowtree
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
    • Hunters Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
    • Jacobs Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
    • Jess Walden Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
    • Jolly Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
    • Keebler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
    • Kennedy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
    • Kings Row
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Kingsway
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Kingsway Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
    • Kingsway Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
    • Kingsway Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake Weeks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
    • Lakeview Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Lawndale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Long Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Long Pond is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
    • Mango
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Martin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Mirror Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Mirror Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Orangewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Parsons Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Parsons Reserve
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Pineapple Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
    • Rolling Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
    • Shady Stables
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
    • Shangri La
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Tangelo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tangelo is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo
    • Timber Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Whisper Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whisper Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Lake

How Far From Seffner Heights 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 community such as Seffner Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Seffner Heights to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 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 '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- Seffner Heights) 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 Seffner Heights 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 Seffner Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9901, Longitude: -82.2732       In this case, the coordinates for Seffner Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.734 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.122 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.824 degrees.