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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 Beverly Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beverly Park 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 Beverly Park:
    • 27.947500, -82.519000
    • 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 Beverly Park
  • 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 Beverly Park is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Beverly Park

Communities Also Named Beverly Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Beverly Park.

Within Florida, the name Beverly Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Danville City
      • This Beverly Park is located in Danville City and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beverly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Beverly Park.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Beverly Park is located in King County and lies 2,519 miles [4,053.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beverly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Beverly Park.
      • Snohomish 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 Washington community of Beverly Park [Snohomish County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beverly Park ...

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.

  • Ball
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ball is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Beans
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Beans is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Bonnie Brae
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Carol Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Carol Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
  • Caruthers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Caruthers is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cornerstone Plaza
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cornerstone Plaza is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Plaza
  • Elenor Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elenor Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
  • Fishers
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fishers is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Goldmine
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Goldmine is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
  • Golf View Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Golf View Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
    • Gray Gables
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
    • Havana
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Havana is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Highway Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
    • Horizon Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Horizon Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Place
    • Ida Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ida Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
    • Jean Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
    • Kelloggs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kelloggs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
    • Lamb
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lamb is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
    • Lincoln
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
    • Lincoln Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lincoln Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
    • Live Oak Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
    • Louis Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
    • Masons
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Masons is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
    • Michigan Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Michigan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Heights
    • Minneola
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Minneola is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
    • Occident
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Occident is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
    • Oriole
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oriole is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Palm Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
    • Palm Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Palm Way is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
    • Paradise
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Paradise is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Park City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Park City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Picadilly
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Picadilly is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Seldomridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Seldomridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
    • Stephanie Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stephanie Way is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
    • Stonehouse
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
    • Stoney Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Sunset Camp
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset Camp is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
    • Sunset Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Terra Nova
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
    • Triangle Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Triangle Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Heights
    • Wood Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Wood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Beverly Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Beverly Park) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beverly Park 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>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 Beverly Park 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 Beverly Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9475, Longitude: -82.5190       In this case, the coordinates for Beverly Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.86 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.91 degrees.