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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 Sunshine Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunshine Acres 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 Sunshine Acres:
    • 27.867200, -82.371100
    • 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 Sunshine Acres
  • 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 Sunshine Acres 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 Sunshine Acres

Communities Also Named Sunshine Acres ...

We found nine communities that are also named Sunshine Acres.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Sunshine Acres.

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

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Broward County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Broward County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Sunshine Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunshine Acres.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Sunshine Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Muscogee County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Sunshine Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Calvert County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Sunshine Acres.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the north northeast of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunshine Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Orange County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sunshine Acres.
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in El Paso County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Sunshine Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Sunshine Acres is located in Stafford County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunshine Acres that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Sunshine Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunshine Acres ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Alpine is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Chancey Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chancey Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Farms
  • Eagle Watch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eagle Watch is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Watch
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Lake Fantasia
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Fantasia is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fantasia
  • Legacy Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Legacy Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legacy Park
  • Lynnhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lynnhaven is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
  • Magnolia Trails
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Trails is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Trails
  • Mays Greenglades
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mays Greenglades is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Greenglades
  • Minor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Minor is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Progress Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Progress Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Providence Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
    • River Walk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • River Walk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Walk
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Speedway Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Speedway Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Park
    • Starlite
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Starlite is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
    • Still Waters Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Still Waters Landing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters Landing
    • Sunbeam Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunbeam Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Park

How Far From Sunshine Acres 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 Sunshine Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunshine Acres 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 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunshine Acres to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 820 miles [1,319.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sunshine Acres 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 Sunshine Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8672, Longitude: -82.3711       In this case, the coordinates for Sunshine Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.776 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.153 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.88 degrees.