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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 Canterbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canterbury 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 Canterbury:
- 28.123400, -82.573600
- 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 Canterbury
- 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 Canterbury 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 Canterbury
Communities Also Named Canterbury ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Canterbury.
Within Florida, the name Canterbury is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Canterbury is located in Madison County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Canterbury.
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Canterbury is located in Windham County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Canterbury.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Canterbury is located in Kent County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Canterbury.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Canterbury is located in Baltimore County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Canterbury.
- Carroll County
- This Canterbury is located in Carroll County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Canterbury.
- Talbot County
- This Canterbury is located in Talbot County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Canterbury.
- Wicomico County
- This Canterbury is located in Wicomico County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Canterbury.
- New Brunswick
- This Canterbury lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Canterbury is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Canterbury.
- New York
- Orange County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Orange County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Canterbury.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Canterbury is located in Pitt County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Canterbury.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Canterbury [Clark County].
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Canterbury is located in York County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Canterbury.
- Quebec
- This Canterbury lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Canterbury is located in Cherokee County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the north of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Canterbury.
- Greenville County
- This Canterbury is located in Greenville County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the north of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Canterbury.
- Greenwood County
- This Canterbury is located in Greenwood County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the north of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Canterbury.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- This Canterbury is located in Culpeper County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Canterbury.
- Henrico County
- This Canterbury is located in Henrico County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the north northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Canterbury.
- Montgomery County
- This Canterbury is located in Montgomery County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the north of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Canterbury.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Canterbury is located in Mingo County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the north of the Canterbury that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Canterbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canterbury ...
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.
- Catherine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Catherine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Park
- Council Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Council Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Crest
- Eaglebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Foxs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foxs Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Corner
- Frenchs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frenchs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs
- Hammock Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hammock Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Woods
- Hidden Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hunters Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Keystone Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keystone Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Beach
- Keystone Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keystone Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cove
- Keystone Crossings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
- Keystone Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keystone Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Farms
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Keystone Grove Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone Grove Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Grove Lakes
- Keystone Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keystone Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Groves
- Keystone Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keystone Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Shores
- Lake Abray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Abray is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Abray
- Lake Calm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Calm is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Calm
- Lake Fern
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Fern is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fern
- Lake Julia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
- Lakeshore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Longboat Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longboat Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Landing
- Native Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Native Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Woods
- Orange Blossom Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orange Blossom Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Creek
- Post Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Post Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Shores
- Rainbow Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
- Rock Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake
- Rocky Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pond
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Swan Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cove
- Triple Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triple Lake Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lake Shores
- Triple Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triple Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Crossing
How Far From Canterbury 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 Canterbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canterbury and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Canterbury to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 808 miles [1,300.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canterbury) 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 Canterbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Canterbury 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. |
| <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 Canterbury 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 Canterbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1234, Longitude: -82.5736 In this case, the coordinates for Canterbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.335 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.892 degrees. |
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