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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 Victoria Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victoria Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Victoria Place:
    • 27.943800, -82.307600
    • 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 Victoria Place
  • 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 Victoria Place is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Victoria Place

Communities Also Named Victoria Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Victoria Place.

Within Florida, the name Victoria Place is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Victoria Place lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the north of the Victoria Place that is located in Hillsborough County.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Victoria Place is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Victoria Place that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Victoria Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria Place ...

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.

  • Breezy Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Breezy Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Carriage Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Dixie View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie View is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
  • Eden Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Fishers Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fishers Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
  • Garden Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
  • Hickory Hammock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
  • Hickory Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Holiday Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Hollowtree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
    • Hunters Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
    • Jacobs Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
    • Keebler
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
    • Kingstowne Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kingstowne Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstowne Place
    • Kingsway Downs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
    • Kingsway Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
    • Kingsway Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
    • Kingsway Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
    • Kingswood Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Kingswood Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Heights
    • Krebs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Krebs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Lakeview Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Lawndale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Legacy Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Legacy Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legacy Park
    • Mango
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mirror Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Orangewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
    • Parsons Reserve
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Providence Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Providence Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lakes
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ravenwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Rolling Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
    • Royal Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Shadow Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
    • Shady Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Shady Oaks Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
    • Tangelo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tangelo is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Timber Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Timber Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Vineyards
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vineyards is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Williams Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Williams Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victoria Place 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 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Victoria Place to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Victoria Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Victoria Place 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 Victoria Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9438, Longitude: -82.3076       In this case, the coordinates for Victoria Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.748 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.132 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.844 degrees.