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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 Sexton Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sexton Acres 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 Sexton Acres:
- 27.880100, -82.163500
- 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 Sexton Acres
- 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 Sexton Acres is near Polk County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Sexton Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sexton Acres ...
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.
- Cindy Lynn Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cindy Lynn Place
- Cinnamon Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cinnamon Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Trace
- Doe Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doe Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Branch
- Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Fish Hawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
- Fish Hawk Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Hawk Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Farms
- Fish Hawk Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fish Hawk Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Trails
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Indian Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
- Jacobs Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
- Lees Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lees Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ranch
- Marvinia Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marvinia Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinia Hills
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mason Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mason Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Oaks
- Memory Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memory Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Lane
- Natures Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Ranch Road Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ranch Road Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Road Groves
- Stone Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hollow
- Sugarloaf Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugarloaf Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Ridge
- Turkey Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Sexton Acres 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 Sexton Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sexton Acres and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sexton Acres to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 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 '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- Sexton Acres) 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 Sexton Acres 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 Sexton Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8801, Longitude: -82.1635 In this case, the coordinates for Sexton Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.812 degrees. |
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