Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thonotosassa:
  • 28.061705, -82.302726
  • 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 Thonotosassa

• 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 Thonotosassa is near Pasco County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Thonotosassa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thonotosassa ...

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.

• Clark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clark is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Clarkwild
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clarkwild is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkwild
• Cousins Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cousins Corner is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Corner
• Harris Landings
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Landings is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landings
• June Bloom
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
• Lee
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lee is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Pilgrims Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilgrims Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Place
• Sam Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sam Mills is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Mills
• Stonelake Ranch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
• Straits
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Straits is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
• Terrace Highlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrace Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Highlands
• Thousand Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
• Winners Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Winners Circle is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
• Ye Little Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ye Little Wood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Little Wood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thonotosassa and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thonotosassa to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'