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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 Westwood Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Lakes 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 Westwood Lakes:
- 28.084400, -82.646200
- 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 Westwood Lakes
- 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 Westwood Lakes 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 Westwood Lakes
Communities Also Named Westwood Lakes ...
We found one communities that are also named Westwood Lakes.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Westwood Lakes.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Miami-Dade County
- This Westwood Lakes is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westwood Lakes that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Westwood Lakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Lakes ...
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.
- Casa Blanca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Eaglebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Fawn Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
- Fawn Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Foxs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxs Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Corner
- Garden Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lake
- Harbor Palms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
- Keystone Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Beach
- Keystone Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cove
- Keystone Crossings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
- Keystone Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Farms
- Keystone Grove Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Grove Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Grove Lakes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keystone Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Groves
- Keystone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Keystone Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Shores
- Lake Julia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
- Mandolin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mandolin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
- Meadow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Nine Eagles
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
- Pebblebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Post Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Shores
- Rainbow Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
- Rose Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Saltmarsh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saltmarsh is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltmarsh
- Steeplechase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Swan Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cove
How Far From Westwood Lakes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Westwood Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood Lakes and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westwood Lakes to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 813 miles [1,308.4 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 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 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>'
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- Westwood Lakes) 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 Westwood Lakes 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 Westwood Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0844, Longitude: -82.6462 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.938 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.923 degrees. |
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