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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 Uceta Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uceta Gardens 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 Uceta Gardens:
- 27.964100, -82.382300
- 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 Uceta Gardens
- 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 Uceta Gardens 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 Uceta Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Uceta Gardens ...
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.
- Berryhill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Bunchville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bunchville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchville
- Easy Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Easy Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Way
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Eucalyptus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eucalyptus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Park
- Everett
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Florence Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Gold Rush
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gold Rush is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
- Jessie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- Kings Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Lukes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lukes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
- Michigan Broadway
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Michigan Broadway is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Missouri Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Missouri Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Park
- Orient Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orient Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Park
- Palm River
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Sixmile Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sixmile Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
- Spillers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spillers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers
- Sugarcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Tradewinds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Triangle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Triangle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
How Far From Uceta Gardens 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 Uceta Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Uceta Gardens and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Uceta Gardens 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 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 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 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 from Point A (ie- Uceta Gardens) 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 Uceta Gardens 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 Uceta Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9641, Longitude: -82.3823 In this case, the coordinates for Uceta Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.789 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.182 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.864 degrees. |
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