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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Cunningham.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cunningham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cunningham 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 Cunningham:
    • 27.993200, -82.454700<1>
    • 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 Cunningham
  • 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 Cunningham 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 Cunningham

Communities Also Named Cunningham ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Cunningham.

Within Florida, the name Cunningham is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cunningham, Clarke County
      • This Cunningham is located in Clarke County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Cunningham.
      • Cunningham, Jefferson County
      • This Cunningham is located in Jefferson County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cunningham.
      • Cunningham, Pickens County
      • This Cunningham is located in Pickens County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Cunningham.
    • Arkansas
      • Cunningham, Saline 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 Arkansas community of Cunningham [Saline County].
    • California
      • Cunningham, Sonoma County
      • This Cunningham is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Cunningham.
    • Georgia
      • Cunningham, Floyd County
      • This Cunningham is located in Floyd County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Cunningham.
    • Kansas
      • Cunningham, Kingman County
      • This Cunningham is located in Kingman County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Cunningham.
    • Kentucky
      • Cunningham, Bourbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cunningham [Bourbon County].
      • Cunningham, Carlisle County
      • This Cunningham is located in Carlisle County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Cunningham.
    • Missouri
      • Cunningham, Chariton County
      • This Cunningham is located in Chariton County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Cunningham.
      • Cunningham, Pemiscot County
      • This Cunningham is located in Pemiscot County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Cunningham.
    • New Mexico
      • Cunningham, Colfax County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Cunningham.
    • North Carolina
      • Cunningham, Person County
      • This Cunningham is located in Person County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Cunningham.
    • Ohio
      • Cunningham, Fayette County
      • This Cunningham is located in Fayette County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<2> to the north of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cunningham.
      • Cunningham, Putnam County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cunningham.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cunningham, Butler County
      • This Cunningham is located in Butler County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the north of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cunningham.
    • South Carolina
      • Cunningham, Spartanburg County
      • This Cunningham is located in Spartanburg County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the north of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Cunningham.
    • Tennessee
      • Cunningham, Montgomery County
      • This Cunningham is located in Montgomery County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cunningham.
      • Cunningham, Obion County
      • This Cunningham is located in Obion County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the north northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Cunningham.
    • Texas
      • Cunningham, Lamar County
      • This Cunningham is located in Lamar County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Cunningham.
    • Virginia
      • Cunningham, Fluvanna County
      • This Cunningham is located in Fluvanna County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Cunningham.
    • Washington
      • Cunningham, Adams County
      • This Cunningham is located in Adams County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cunningham.
    • West Virginia
      • Cunningham, Hardy County
      • This Cunningham is located in Hardy County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cunningham that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Cunningham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cunningham ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Aurora is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Ben Hur
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ben Hur is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Big Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Big Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Blue Moon Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Blue Moon Court is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Bonita
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bonita is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Bonniehaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bonniehaven is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Bryans
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bryans is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Buffalo
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Buffalo is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Buffalo Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Gardens is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Canning
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Canning is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Catherine City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Catherine City is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Central Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Central Court is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Citrus Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Citrus Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Cones
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Cones is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
    • Crabcake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Crabcake is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
    • Crest Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Crest Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Place
    • Curlin Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Curlin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlin Place
    • Dorothy Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Dorothy Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
    • Edwards
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Edwards is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Eldorado
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Eldorado is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Elizabeth
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Elizabeth is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Emma Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Emma Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Erin Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Erin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Eureka
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Eureka is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Evelyn City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Evelyn City is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Fannypryde
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Fannypryde is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Fern Cliff
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Fern Cliff is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Francis
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Francis is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Georgia Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Georgia Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Gilberts
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Gilberts is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Golden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Golden is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Goodwater
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Goodwater is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Grand View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Grand View is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Grove Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Grove Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Grove Hill Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Grove Hill Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Harmony Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Harmony Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Harris Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Harris Branch is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Hazard
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hazard is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Headford
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Headford is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Healthy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Healthy Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Hiawatha Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hiawatha Highlands is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • High Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • High Ridge is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • High School Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • High School Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Homestead
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Homestead is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Ida
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ida is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Independence Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Independence Square is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Jensen Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jensen Place is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Lewis Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lewis Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Lyons
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lyons is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Maine Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Maine Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Manor Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Manor Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Marco
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Marco is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Marie
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marie is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Marie Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Marie Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Mattie
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mattie is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowbrook is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Mooreland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mooreland is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Mossy Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mossy Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Nebraska Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Nebraska Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Orange Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Orange Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Palm
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Palm is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Panama
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Panama is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Peeler Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Peeler Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Pierce
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pierce is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Pine Level
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pine Level is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Piney Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Piney Woods is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Plumnelly
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Plumnelly is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Record Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Record Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • River Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • River Haven is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverbend is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Rose
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rose is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Shadowlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shadowlawn is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Shady Nook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shady Nook is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Silver Moon
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Silver Moon is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Sparkman Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sparkman Place is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Spring View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring View is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Suburb Royal
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Suburb Royal is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunnyside is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Susieanna
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Susieanna is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Tanner Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tanner Place is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Thrashers
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Thrashers is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Tripoli Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tripoli Place is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Tuxedo Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tuxedo Springs is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Unity Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Unity Circle is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Vine Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Vine Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Vista Bonita
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Vista Bonita is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Waco
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Waco is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Willow Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Pines is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Woodland Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodland Terrace is also located in Hillsborough County
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How Far From Cunningham 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 included the distance from a community such as Cunningham to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cunningham 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 814 miles [1,310 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Cunningham:
     Decimal: 27.99320, -82.454700
     DDMMSS: 27° 59' 35", -82° 27' 16"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cunningham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cunningham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 Cunningham 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.
<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 Cunningham 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 Cunningham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9932, Longitude: -82.4547       In this case, the coordinates for Cunningham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.83 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.233 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.881 degrees.