Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allens Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allens Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Allens Cove
- 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 Allens Cove:
- 27.894800, -82.168400
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Allens Cove
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Allens Cove is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Allens Cove ...
We found one communities that share the name Allens Cove.
Within Florida, the name Allens Cove is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Allens Cove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Allens Cove [Monroe County].
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allens Cove ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Canter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Carriage Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Cinnamon Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Trace
- Cinnamon Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Copper Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Copper Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Doe Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Branch
- Doe Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Fish Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Fish Hawk Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Hawk Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Farms
- Fish Hawk Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Fish Hawk Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Hawk Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Trails
- Fish Hawk Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Graves Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Orchard
- Graves Orchard is located in Hillsborough County
- Greenhills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Greenhills is located in Hillsborough County
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- Harder Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harder Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
- Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Indian Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
- Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jacobs Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
- Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Kings Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Kings Mill is located in Hillsborough County
- Lees Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ranch
- Lees Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lone Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Grove
- Lone Oak Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Lone Oak Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Haven
- Lone Oak Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Marvinia Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvinia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinia Hills
- Marvinia Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Mason Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Oaks
- Mason Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Memory Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Lane
- Memory Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Natures Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natures Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
- Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Orchid Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchid Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid Grove
- Orchid Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Park Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
- Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pinecrest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecrest <3>
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Ranch Road Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Road Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Road Groves
- Ranch Road Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Stone Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hollow
- Stone Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Sugarloaf Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Ridge
- Sugarloaf Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Turkey Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
- Turkey Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Harder Oaks
How Far From Allens Cove 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 Allens Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Allens Cove and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allens Cove to Tampa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allens Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Allens Cove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Allens Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allens Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8948, Longitude: -82.1684 In this case, the coordinates for Allens Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Allens Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.671 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.036 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.81 degrees. |