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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 Agricola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agricola 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 Agricola:
- 27.787807, -81.891473
- 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 Agricola
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Agricola is near Hardee County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Agricola
Communities Also Named Agricola ...
We found seven communities that are also named Agricola.
Within Florida, the name Agricola is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Agricola, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Agricola that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Agricola.
- Georgia
- Glascock County
- This Agricola is located in Glascock County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north of the Agricola that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glascock County community of Agricola.
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Agricola [Mahaska County].
- Kansas
- Coffey County
- This Agricola is located in Coffey County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the northwest of the Agricola that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffey County community of Agricola.
- Mississippi
- George County
- This Agricola is located in George County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Agricola that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Agricola.
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Agricola is located in Amherst County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Agricola that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Agricola.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Guyana
- Distance: 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<1> to the southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Agricola
Curious and Interesting Names Near Agricola ...
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.
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyle Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pebbledale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pebbledale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebbledale
- Pierce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Tiger Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiger Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Bay
How Far From Agricola 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 Agricola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Agricola and extending to:
- Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Agricola to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Agricola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Agricola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Agricola 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 Agricola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7878, Longitude: -81.8915 In this case, the coordinates for Agricola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.518 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.845 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.745 degrees. |
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