Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Windwood Hills:
  • 27.909200, -82.251600
  • 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 Windwood Hills

• 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 Windwood Hills 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 Windwood Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windwood Hills ...

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.

• Bent Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bent Tree is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
• Bonterra
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bonterra is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonterra
• Canter
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Canter is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canter
• Carriage Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
• Chickasaw Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
• Cinnamon Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cinnamon Trace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Trace
• Citrus Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
• Copper Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Copper Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
• Eden Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
• Greenhills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenhills is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
• Harder Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
• Harvest Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Hickory Hammock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
  • Hunter Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
  • Indian Trails
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
  • Jerrys
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jerrys is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys
  • Legends Pass
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
  • Oak Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
  • Park Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
  • Ridge Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ridge Dale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Dale
  • Shady Oaks Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
  • Sugarloaf Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sugarloaf Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Ridge
  • Timber Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Timber Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Knoll
  • Wildwood Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow

How Far From Windwood Hills 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 Windwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windwood Hills to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'