Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Venetian Shores:
  • 27.972600, -82.551700
  • 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 Venetian Shores

• 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 Venetian Shores 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 Venetian Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Venetian Shores ...

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.

• Beans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Beans is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
• Canal Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Canal Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Shores
• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cornerstone Plaza
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cornerstone Plaza is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Plaza
• Crestridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
• Dana Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dana Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Shores
• Fountain Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Holiday Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
• Holly Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holly Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Lincoln Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
• Palm Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
• Paradise
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Paradise is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Pelican Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pelican Island is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Island
  • Rainbow Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
  • Rocky Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
  • Rocky Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Point Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
  • Sweetwater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sweetwater is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
  • Sweetwater Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
  • Sweetwater Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sweetwater Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Terrace
  • Triangle Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Triangle Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Heights

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

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

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Venetian Shores 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 818 miles [1,316.4 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 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'