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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 South Clinton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Clinton Heights 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 South Clinton Heights:
- 28.321671, -82.183417
- 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 South Clinton 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 Pasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Since South Clinton Heights is near Sumter County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 South Clinton Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Clinton 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.
- Clay Sink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Sink is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Sink
- Cornerstone Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerstone Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Ranch
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Heritage Isles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Isles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Isles
- Lake Pasadena Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moss Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Tommytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tommytown is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommytown
- Wilderness Crossings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Crossings
- Zephyrhills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From South Clinton Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Clinton 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 South Clinton Heights and extending to:
- Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from South Clinton Heights to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 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' (or 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- South Clinton 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 South Clinton 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 South Clinton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3217, Longitude: -82.1834 In this case, the coordinates for South Clinton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.726 degrees. |
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