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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 Villa Roma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Roma 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 Villa Roma:
- 28.152100, -82.499100
- 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 Villa Roma
- 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 Villa Roma is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Villa Roma
Communities Also Named Villa Roma ...
We found one communities that are also named Villa Roma.
Within Florida, the name Villa Roma is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Villa Roma in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Villa Roma is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Villa Roma that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Villa Roma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa Roma ...
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.
- Candlelight
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Candlelight is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Coopers Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crystal Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Cypress Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Elysian Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elysian Fields is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
- Fern Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fern Glen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Garden Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garden Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Heritage Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heritage Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor
- Heritage Harbor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holly Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lane
- Lake Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Marilyn Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Reflections
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reflections is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reflections
- Sapphire Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sapphire Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Lake
- Sunny Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunny Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Pines
- Triple Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Triple Lake Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lake Shores
- Tropical Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tropical Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Lakes
How Far From Villa Roma 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 Villa Roma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Roma and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Villa Roma to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Villa Roma) 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 Villa Roma 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 Villa Roma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1521, Longitude: -82.4991 In this case, the coordinates for Villa Roma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.866 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.296 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.862 degrees. |
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