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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 Masaryktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Masaryktown 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 Masaryktown:
- 28.428333, -82.460373
- 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 Masaryktown
- 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 Masaryktown is near Hernando County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hernando 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 Masaryktown
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Masaryktown ...
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.
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Garden Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Grove is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- High Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Shady Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Timber Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Willow Sink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Sink is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Sink
How Far From South Masaryktown 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 South Masaryktown 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 Masaryktown and extending to:
- Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Masaryktown to Dade City, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 786 miles [1,264.9 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 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 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 Masaryktown) 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 Masaryktown 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 Masaryktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4283, Longitude: -82.4604 In this case, the coordinates for South Masaryktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.866 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.793 degrees. |
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