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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 Village Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village Estates 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 Village Estates:
    • 28.077400, -82.501700
    • 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 Village Estates
  • 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 Village Estates 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 Village Estates

Communities Also Named Village Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Village Estates.

Within Florida, the name Village Estates is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Village Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Village Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Village Estates that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Village Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village Estates ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedarwood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Cedarwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
  • Cherry Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Country Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Run
  • Cypress Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cypress Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hollow
  • Cypress Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cypress Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadows
  • Cypress Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cypress Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Run
  • Cypress Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cypress Trace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Trace
  • Deer Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Fairway Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
  • Floral Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
  • Forest Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Galleria
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Galleria is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galleria
    • Golf View Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Golf View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Heights
    • Golfland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Golfland Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfland Park
    • Griffin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Griffin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Grove Point Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
    • High Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • High Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pines
    • Hunters Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hunters Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Lake
    • Indian Head
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Head is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Mound Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Joshuas Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Joshuas Bend is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshuas Bend
    • Lake Charles
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
    • Lake Ellen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
    • Lake Ellen Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lake Ellen Walk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen Walk
    • Paddock Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Paddock Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Square
    • Paddock Trail
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
    • Pine Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pine Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
    • Pine Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
    • Rolling Green Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rolling Green Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green Village
    • Settlers Pointe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Settlers Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Pointe
    • Shadberry Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shadberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadberry Village
    • Shagbark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shagbark is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shagbark
    • Springwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Stonegate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stonegate is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Sunny Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
    • Sunshine Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Tall Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
    • Top of the Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Top of the Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Village
    • Turtle Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Turtle Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Crossing
    • Tuxedo Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Village Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Village Wood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Wood
    • Whisper Sound
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Whisper Sound is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Sound

How Far From Village Estates 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 Village Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Village Estates and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Village Estates 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 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 6,615 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 7,285 miles [11,724.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Village Estates) 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 Village Estates 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 Village Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0774, Longitude: -82.5017       In this case, the coordinates for Village Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.861 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.281 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees.