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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Speedway Park.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Speedway Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Speedway Park 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 Speedway Park:
- 27.902700, -82.374800<1>
- 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 Speedway Park
- 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 Speedway Park is near Pinellas County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Speedway Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Speedway Park ...
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.
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alpine is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Berryhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berryhill is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Breezy Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Breezy Meadows is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
- Bunchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bunchville is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchville
- Eagle Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Watch is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Watch
- Edgewater Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Eucalyptus Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eucalyptus Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Park
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Faith Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Faith Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Park
- Fishers Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers Farms is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
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- Florence Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florence Villa is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Gary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gary is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gold Rush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Rush is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
- Jessie Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jessie Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- Kingswood Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingswood Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Heights
- Lake Fantasia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fantasia is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fantasia
- Legacy Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Legacy Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legacy Park
- Lukes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lukes is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
- Lynnhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnhaven is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
- Mays Greenglades
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Greenglades is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Greenglades
- Michigan Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Michigan Broadway is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minor is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Missouri Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Missouri Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Park
- Orient Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orient Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Park
- Palm River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palm River is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Peru ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peru was located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Progress Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Progress Village is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
- Providence Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Providence Lakes is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lakes
- Providence Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Providence Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
- Random Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Random Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Oaks
- River Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Walk is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Walk
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scenic Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scenic Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Sixmile Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sixmile Creek is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
- Spillers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spillers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers
- Starlite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Starlite is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
- Still Waters Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Still Waters Landing is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters Landing
- Sunbeam Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunbeam Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Park
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Triangle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Triangle is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
How Far From Speedway Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Speedway Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Speedway Park and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Speedway Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 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 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Speedway Park:
Decimal: 27.90270, -82.374800
DDMMSS: 27° 54' 9", -82° 22' 29" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Speedway Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Speedway Park 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 Speedway Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9027, Longitude: -82.3748 In this case, the coordinates for Speedway Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.164 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.874 degrees. |
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