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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 Avendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avendale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Avendale:
    • 28.117800, -82.426400
    • 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 Avendale
  • 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 Avendale is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Avendale

Communities Also Named Avendale ...

We found three communities that are also named Avendale.

Within Florida, the name Avendale is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Kit Carson 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 Colorado community of Avendale [Kit Carson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Avendale is located in Delaware County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Avendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Avendale.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Avendale is located in Roanoke City and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Avendale that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Avendale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avendale ...

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.

  • Calm Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Calm Harbour is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Harbour
  • Carr Drive
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carr Drive is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Drive
  • Curry Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Curry Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cove
  • Cypress Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
  • Cypress Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
  • Emerald Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Emerald Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
  • Evergreen North
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
  • Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fox Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Hounds Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
  • Hounds Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hounds Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Run
  • Lake Keen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Live Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Manor Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
    • Maplehill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Maplehill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehill
    • Montana Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
    • Oak Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Park Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
    • Pond Eddy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pond Eddy is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
    • Popes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Popes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes
    • Regalwoods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
    • Ridgelake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ridgelake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
    • Shady Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
    • Silver Forrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Silver Forrest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Forrest
    • Suzie Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Suzie Trace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suzie Trace
    • Turning Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Turning Point is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turning Point
    • University Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • University Woods is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Woods
    • Vander Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
    • Waterbridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Willow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avendale and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Avendale to Tampa, with an average speed<3> 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 195 miles [313.8 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Avendale 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Avendale 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 Avendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1178, Longitude: -82.4264       In this case, the coordinates for Avendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.824 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.244 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.846 degrees.