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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 Town Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town Park 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 Town Park:
- 28.038400, -82.569000
- 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 Town Park
- 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 Town Park is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Town Park
Communities Also Named Town Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Town Park.
Within Florida, the name Town Park is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Town Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Town Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the north of the Town Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Town Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Town Park ...
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.
- Casa Blanca
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Copperfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Country Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Country Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Run
- Crestridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
- Cypress Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
- Eagle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Edgewater Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
- Fawn Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
- Fawn Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Fountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Grove Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
- Indian Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jane Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jane Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Terrace
- Lane Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Lynn Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lake
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadowglen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowglen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowglen
- Oak Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trace
- Ocean Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
- Paddock Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
- Pebblebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pine Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rainbow Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
- Rocky Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rose Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Sandpiper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Springwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Sweetwater Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
- Tarpon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Twelve Oaks Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
- Villager Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
- Waterfront Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfront Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront Cove
- Wood Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wood Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Town Park 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 Town Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Town Park and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Town Park 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Town Park) 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 Town Park 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 Town Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0384, Longitude: -82.5690 In this case, the coordinates for Town Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.894 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.313 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.908 degrees. |
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