Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Symphony Isles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Symphony Isles and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Symphony Isles

• 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 Symphony Isles:
  • 27.772100, -82.427200
  • 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 Symphony Isles

• 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 Symphony Isles 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 Symphony Isles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Symphony Isles ...

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.

• Apollo Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Apollo Beach is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo Beach <1>
• Dolphin Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dolphin Cove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin Cove
• Edgewater Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
• Flat Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Flat Island is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Island
• Harbour Isles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbour Isles is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Isles
• Island Cay
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Island Cay is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cay
• Island Walk
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Island Walk is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Walk
• Lookout Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lookout Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Place
• Marina Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Marina Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village

How Far From Symphony Isles 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 Symphony Isles to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Symphony Isles and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Symphony Isles to Tampa, with an average speed<3> 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 215 miles [346 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 828 miles [1,332.5 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 6,625 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 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'