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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 Serenity Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Serenity Oaks and the surrounding area.
- 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 Serenity Oaks:
- 28.080200, -82.251400
- 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 Serenity 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 Serenity Oaks 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 Serenity Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Serenity 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.
- Badgers Lair
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Badgers Lair is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgers Lair
- Cedar Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oaks
- Family Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Family Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family Ranch
- Flint Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
- Flowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flowers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Four Pine Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Four Pine Estates is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pine Estates
- Green Pastures
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Lazy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lazy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oaks
- Martin Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martin Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ranch
- Marys Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marys Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Woods
- Michaelangelo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Michaelangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelangelo
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pinker
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinker is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinker
- Pondside Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pondside Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondside Gardens
- Riverleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
- Stonelake Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Sunny Slopes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Winners Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winners Circle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
How Far From Serenity Oaks 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 Serenity Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Serenity Oaks and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Serenity Oaks to Tampa, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 203 miles [326.7 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 804 miles [1,293.9 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 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Serenity Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Serenity 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 Serenity Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0802, Longitude: -82.2514 In this case, the coordinates for Serenity Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.729 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.798 degrees. |
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