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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 Shady Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Oaks 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 Shady Oaks:
    • 27.822800, -82.271900
    • 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 Shady Oaks
  • 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 Shady Oaks ...

We found seven communities that share the name Shady Oaks.

Within Florida, the name Shady Oaks is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Shady Oaks is located in Troup County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shady Oaks that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Shady Oaks.
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Shady Oaks is located in Rapides Parish and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Oaks that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Shady Oaks.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Oaks that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Shady Oaks.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Shady Oaks is located in Baltimore County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the north northeast of the Shady Oaks that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Shady Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Shady Oaks is located in Harris County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Oaks that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Shady Oaks.
      • Henderson County
      • This Shady Oaks is located in Henderson County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the west northwest of the Shady Oaks that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Shady Oaks.
      • Tarrant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Shady Oaks [Tarrant County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady 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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Chancey Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancey Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Farms
    • Chancey Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Creek View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
    • Creek View is located in Hillsborough County
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Hillsborough County
  • Emerald Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
    • Emerald Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Fishhawk Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk Ranch
    • Fishhawk Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
  • Hickory Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Hickory Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Hickory Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods is located in Hillsborough County
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
  • Leonard Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Woods
    • Leonard Woods is located in Hillsborough County
  • Paddock Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Oaks
    • Paddock Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Panther Trace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Trace
      • Panther Trace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Pine Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trace
      • Pine Trace is located in Hillsborough County
    • River Rapids
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rapids
      • River Rapids is located in Hillsborough County
    • Rivers Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
      • Rivers Edge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Riverwoods Hammock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods Hammock
      • Riverwoods Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
    • Shadow Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
      • Shadow Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Shadow Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Run
      • Shadow Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Shady Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
      • Shady Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Shoals
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Hillsborough County
    • Summer Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Springs
      • Summer Springs is located in Hillsborough County

How Far From Shady 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 Shady Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Oaks to Tampa, with an average speed<4> 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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 821 miles [1,321.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shady Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8228, Longitude: -82.2719       In this case, the coordinates for Shady Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Shady Oaks 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.
<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 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.
<5>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 Shady Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.72 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.083 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.858 degrees.




 

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