Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cole and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cole
- 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 Cole:
- 27.889100, -82.518900
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cole
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Cole is near Pinellas County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- eBird sighting report for Manatee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cole ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Cole.
Within Florida, the name Cole is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Cole [Los Angeles County].
- Siskiyou County
- This Cole is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cole that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Cole.
- Georgia
- Paulding 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 Georgia community of Cole [Paulding County].
- Terrell 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 Georgia community of Cole [Terrell County].
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Dyer 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 Tennessee community of Cole [Dyer County].
- Giles 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 Tennessee community of Cole [Giles County].
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Cole is located in Dallas County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cole that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cole.
- Hidalgo County
- This Cole is located in Hidalgo County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km] to the west of the Cole that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Cole.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cole ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Carol Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
- Carol Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Colony Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Key have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Key
- Colony Key is located in Hillsborough County
- Crescent Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Elenor Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elenor Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
- Elenor Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Fosterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Hillsborough County
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Half Way Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Way Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way Place
- Half Way Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Harbor Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
- Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jenkins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Kelloggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Continue List (31 more) ...
- Knights Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Live Oak Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
- Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Madrid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Meadowlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn
- Meadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Minneola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Nix
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Oak Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
- Oak Shadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Occident
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Palm Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Palm Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Picadilly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rattlesnake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
- Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
- Regency Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
- Regency Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Robinson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Robinson Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Rocky Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Shore
- Rocky Shore is located in Hillsborough County
- Ronnie Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronnie Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
- Ronnie Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Seldomridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seldomridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
- Seldomridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Shell Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Shell Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Skinners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Speedway Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speedway Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Place
- Speedway Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Stephanie Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephanie Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
- Stephanie Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Stoney Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunset Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
- Sunset Camp is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunset Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Temple Square
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Square
- Temple Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Treasure Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Park
- Treasure Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Tropical Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Pines
- Tropical Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Tropical Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Terrace
- Tropical Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Virginia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
- Virginia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Knights Landing
How Far From Cole 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 Cole to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cole and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cole to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cole. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 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 Cole 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cole) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8891, Longitude: -82.5189 In this case, the coordinates for Cole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cole to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.856 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.248 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.922 degrees. |