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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 Symmes Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Symmes Acres 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 Symmes Acres:
- 27.834100, -82.351500
- 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 Symmes 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 Symmes Acres is near Manatee County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Symmes Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Symmes 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 northwest)
- Alpine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chancey Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chancey Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Farms
- Covewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covewood
- Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creek View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Eagle Watch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagle Watch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Watch
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jojo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jojo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jojo
- Kings Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
- Lake Fantasia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Fantasia is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fantasia
- Leonard Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leonard Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Woods
- Magnolia Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Trails
- Minor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Panther Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Trace
- Peru ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- River Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Walk
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Still Waters Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Still Waters Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters Landing
- Summerview Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summerview Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerview Oaks
- Sunbeam Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunbeam Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Park
How Far From Symmes Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Symmes Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Symmes Acres and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Symmes Acres to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 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 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Symmes Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Symmes 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 Symmes Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8341, Longitude: -82.3515 In this case, the coordinates for Symmes Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.88 degrees. |
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