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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 Sunny Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Hill 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 Sunny Hill:
    • 27.998500, -82.208900
    • 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 Sunny Hill
  • 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 Sunny Hill is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Sunny Hill

Communities Also Named Sunny Hill ...

We found seven communities that are also named Sunny Hill.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Sunny Hill.

Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Leon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sunny Hill [Leon County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • White County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sunny Hill [White County].
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Sunny Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Henry County
      • This Sunny Hill is located in Henry County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Sunny Hill that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sunny Hill.
      • Pike County
      • This Sunny Hill is located in Pike County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the north northwest of the Sunny Hill that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Sunny Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • This Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sunny Hill that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Sunny Hill.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County and lies 2,437 miles [3,922 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sunny Hill that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Sunny Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Hill ...

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.

  • All Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • All Green is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
  • Chancey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
  • Chestnut Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Destinys Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
  • Diamond Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
  • Dickey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gallagher Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
  • Gallagher Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Jess Walden Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
  • Kenny
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lone Pine
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Long Fritzke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
    • Lynn Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
    • Marcia Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
    • Martin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Martin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Meadow Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Pineapple Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
    • Resting Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
    • Shady Stables
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
    • Shepherd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Snows Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
    • Stoney Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
    • Sugar Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Turkey Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Turkey Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek

How Far From Sunny Hill 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 include the distance from a community such as Sunny Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Hill to Tampa, with an average speed<5> 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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Sunny Hill 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunny Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Sunny Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sunny Hill 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 Sunny Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9985, Longitude: -82.2089       In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.701 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.084 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.801 degrees.