Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sun City Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sun City Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sun City Center
- 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 Sun City Center:
- 27.715431, -82.352505
- 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 Sun City Center
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Sun City Center is near Manatee County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Manatee County
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sun City Center ...
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.
- College Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Chase
- College Chase is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
- Cypress Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Edgewater Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Freedom Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Freedom Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Harbour Isles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Isles
- Harbour Isles is located in Hillsborough County
- Island Cay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Cay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cay
- Island Cay is located in Hillsborough County
- Island Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Walk
- Island Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Kings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lookout Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Place
- Lookout Place is located in Hillsborough County
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- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Ranch Lands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Lands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Lands
- Ranch Lands is located in Hillsborough County
- Shooks Folly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooks Folly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Folly
- Shooks Folly is located in Hillsborough County
- Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Willow Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shores
- Willow Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Wolf Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Branch
- Wolf Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood
How Far From Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sun City Center and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sun City Center 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 221 miles [355.7 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 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sun City Center. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sun City Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sun City Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7154, Longitude: -82.3525 |
| <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 Sun City Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.107 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.905 degrees. |