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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 Slopes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Slopes 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 Sunny Slopes:
- 28.048000, -82.247600
- 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 Slopes
- 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 Slopes is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Slopes
Communities Also Named Sunny Slopes ...
We found two communities that are also named Sunny Slopes.
Within Florida, the name Sunny Slopes is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Sunny Slopes is located in Monroe County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunny Slopes that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sunny Slopes.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sunny Slopes that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Sunny Slopes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Slopes ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- All Green is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
- Ancient Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Badgers Lair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Badgers Lair is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgers Lair
- Cedar Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oaks
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cousins Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cousins Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Corner
- Dickey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Flint Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
- Four Pine Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Pine Estates is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pine Estates
- Green Pastures
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- June Bloom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
- Kenny
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lanes Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lazy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lazy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oaks
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lone Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Long Fritzke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Lynn Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
- Marcia Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Marys Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marys Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Woods
- Michaelangelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Michaelangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelangelo
- Pinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinker is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinker
- Pondside Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pondside Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondside Gardens
- Resting Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
- Riverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
- Serenity Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Serenity Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Oaks
- Stonelake Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Stoney Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Winners Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winners Circle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
How Far From Sunny Slopes 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 Slopes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Slopes and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Slopes to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 205 miles [329.9 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sunny Slopes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Slopes 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 Slopes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0480, Longitude: -82.2476 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Slopes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.725 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.119 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.803 degrees. |
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