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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 Temple Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Temple Oaks 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 Temple Oaks:
- 28.040300, -82.358100
- 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 Temple Oaks
- 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 Temple Oaks is near Pasco County and also Pinellas 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 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 Temple Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Temple Oaks ...
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.
- Arabian Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arabian Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Clarkwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkwild is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkwild
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cypress Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cypress Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Golden Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Harris Landings
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harris Landings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landings
- Hidden Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hidden Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Linda Diane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Linda Diane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Diane
- Marian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marian is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian
- Mendoza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mendoza is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Pilgrims Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pilgrims Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Place
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Puritan Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Puritan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan Heights
- River Bluffs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River Bluffs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluffs
- River Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- River Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Riveredge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riveredge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riveredge
- Royal Greens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Royal Greens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Greens
- Rustic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
- Temple Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Temple Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
- Temple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Temple Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Temple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Temple Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Park
- Terrace Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Terrace Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Highlands
- Terrace Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Terrace Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
- Terrace Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terrace Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Oaks
- Terrace Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terrace Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Overlook
- Terrace Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terrace Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Terrace River
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terrace River is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace River
- Terrace Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
- Terrace Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Walk
- University Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- University Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Square
- Vista Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vista Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Ridge
- Whisper Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whisper Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Cove
How Far From Temple Oaks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Temple Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Temple Oaks and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Temple Oaks to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 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 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 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 from Point A (ie- Temple Oaks) 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 Temple Oaks 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 Temple Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0403, Longitude: -82.3581 In this case, the coordinates for Temple Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.782 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.185 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.84 degrees. |
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