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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 Crescent Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent 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 Crescent Park:
    • 27.871000, -82.500500
    • 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 Crescent 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 Crescent Park is near Pinellas County and also Manatee 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Crescent Park

Communities Also Named Crescent Park ...

We found nine communities that are also named Crescent Park.

Within Florida, the name Crescent Park is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Crescent Park is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,378 miles [3,827 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crescent Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Crescent Park.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Crescent Park is located in New London County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crescent Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Crescent Park.
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Crescent Park is located in Kenton County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the north of the Crescent Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Crescent Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden 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 Crescent Park [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Crescent Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crescent Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crescent Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Crescent Park lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the north of the Crescent Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Crescent Park [Providence County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crescent Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Crescent Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane 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 Wisconsin community of Crescent Park [Dane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent 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.

  • Colony Key
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Colony Key is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Key
  • Fosterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fosterville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Friendship Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Friendship Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
  • Half Way Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Half Way Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way Place
  • Meadowlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn
  • Nix
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nix is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Oak Shadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Oak Shadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
  • Palm Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Palm Grove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
  • Rattlesnake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
  • Robinson Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Robinson Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
  • Rocky Shore
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rocky Shore is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Shore
  • Ronnie Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ronnie Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shell Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shell Point is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
    • Skinners
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Skinners is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
    • Speedway Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Speedway Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Place
    • Sunset
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunset is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Temple Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Temple Square is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Square
    • Treasure Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Treasure Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Park
    • Tropical Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tropical Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Pines
    • Tropical Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tropical Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Terrace

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Crescent 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 823 miles [1,324.5 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crescent 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 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 Crescent 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 Crescent 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 Crescent Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8710, Longitude: -82.5005       In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.845 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.233 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.92 degrees.