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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 Tancrede, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tancrede 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 Tancrede:
- 27.956969, -81.972861
- 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 Tancrede
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Tancrede is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Tancrede
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tancrede ...
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.
- Berry Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berry Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Landing
- Big Water
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Water is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Water
- Bonnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bonnie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Deep Roots Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deep Roots Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Roots Farms
- Hobby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hobby is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Jones Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jones Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
- Lyle Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
- Medulla
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Crest
- Pams Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pams Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pams Place
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Peacock Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peacock Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Grove
- Prairie Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prairie Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
- Samantha Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Samantha Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha Park
- Sparkman Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sparkman Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Oaks
- Wild Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wild Rose is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Willow Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Windmill Pointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windmill Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Pointe
How Far From Tancrede 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 Tancrede to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tancrede and extending to:
- Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tancrede to Bartow, 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 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 '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- Tancrede) 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 Tancrede 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 Tancrede. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9570, Longitude: -81.9729 In this case, the coordinates for Tancrede have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.932 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.735 degrees. |
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