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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 Tuscany Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuscany Bay 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 Tuscany Bay:
- 27.793700, -82.369700
- 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 Tuscany Bay
- 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 Tuscany Bay 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 Tuscany Bay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuscany Bay ...
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.
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Apollo Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chancey Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chancey Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Farms
- Covewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Covewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covewood
- Dolphin Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dolphin Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin Cove
- Edgewater Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Flat Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Island is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Island
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Island Cay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Cay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cay
- Island Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Walk
- Jojo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jojo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jojo
- Kings Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kings Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lookout Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Place
- Magnolia Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Trails
- Marina Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marina Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
- Minor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Panther Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Trace
- Pine Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trace
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Summerview Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summerview Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerview Oaks
- Sunbeam Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Park
How Far From Tuscany Bay 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 Tuscany Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tuscany Bay and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tuscany Bay to Tampa, with an average speed<3> 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 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 825 miles [1,327.7 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 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tuscany Bay) 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 Tuscany Bay 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 Tuscany Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7937, Longitude: -82.3697 In this case, the coordinates for Tuscany Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.894 degrees. |
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