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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 Allendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allendale 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 Allendale:
- 27.927200, -82.291800
- 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 Allendale
- 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 Allendale 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 Allendale
Communities Also Named Allendale ...
We found 39 communities that are also named Allendale.
Within Florida, the name Allendale is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Monroe County
- This Allendale is located in Monroe County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Allendale.
- California
- Alameda County
- This Allendale is located in Alameda County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Allendale.
- Solano County
- This Allendale is located in Solano County and lies 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km] to the west northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Allendale.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Allendale is located in Gwinnett County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Allendale.
- Habersham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Allendale [Habersham County].
- Muscogee County
- This Allendale is located in Muscogee County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the north northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Allendale.
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Allendale is located in Canyon County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Allendale.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Allendale [Madison County].
- Wabash County
- This Allendale is located in Wabash County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Allendale.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Allendale is located in Vigo County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Allendale.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Allendale [Allen County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Allendale [Johnson County].
- Kentucky
- Green County
- This Allendale is located in Green County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Allendale.
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Allendale is located in Vernon Parish and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Allendale.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Allendale is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the west northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Allendale.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Allendale [Berkshire County].
- Michigan
- Clare County
- This Allendale is located in Clare County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the north of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Allendale.
- Ottawa County
- This Allendale is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the north of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Allendale.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Allendale [Attala County].
- Lowndes County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Allendale [Lowndes County].
- Missouri
- Worth County
- This Allendale is located in Worth County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Allendale.
- Montana
- Silver Bow County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Allendale [Silver Bow County].
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Allendale [Bergen County].
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Allendale is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Allendale.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Allendale is located in Cleveland County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Allendale.
- Nova Scotia
- This Allendale lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Allendale [Hamilton County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Allendale.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Allendale is located in Cambria County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Allendale.
- Cumberland County
- This Allendale is located in Cumberland County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the north northeast of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Allendale.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Allendale is located in Providence County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Allendale.
- South Carolina
- Allendale County
- This Allendale is located in Allendale County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the north of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Allendale.
- Anderson County
- This Allendale is located in Anderson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the north of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Allendale.
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Allendale [Claiborne County].
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Allendale is located in Harris County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Allendale.
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Allendale.
- Wichita County
- This Allendale is located in Wichita County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the west northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Allendale.
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- This Allendale is located in Marshall County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the north of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Allendale.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This Allendale is located in Natrona County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Allendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Allendale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allendale ...
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.
- Breezy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Breezy Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chickasaw Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
- Citrus Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
- Eden Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
- Gallery Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gallery Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallery Gardens
- Garden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Harvest Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
- Hickory Hammock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
- Hickory Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
- Hidden Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hunter Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
- Jacobs Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Kingstowne Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kingstowne Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstowne Place
- Kingsway Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
- Kingsway Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
- Kingsway Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingswood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingswood Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Heights
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Oak Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Providence Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Providence Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lakes
- Providence Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
- Random Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Random Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Oaks
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Ridge Court
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridge Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Court
- Ridge Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Dale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Dale
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Scenic Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scenic Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Shadow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Shady Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Oaks Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
- Tangelo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Timber Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Knoll
- Timber Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Vineyards
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vineyards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
- Wildwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow
How Far From Allendale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Allendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allendale and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allendale to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 210 miles [338 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 12 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Allendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Allendale 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. |
| <3> | 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 Allendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Allendale 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 Allendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9272, Longitude: -82.2918 In this case, the coordinates for Allendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.739 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.119 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.842 degrees. |
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