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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 Darcy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darcy 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 Darcy:
    • 27.963100, -82.416700
    • 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 Darcy
  • 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 Darcy 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 Darcy

Communities Also Named Darcy ...

We found one communities that are also named Darcy.

Within Florida, the name Darcy is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Darcy in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne 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 Arkansas community of Darcy [Cleburne County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darcy ...

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.

  • Archer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Archer is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Berryhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Central Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Eastern Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
  • Emma Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
  • Enterprise
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Estuary
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
  • Everett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Everett is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Florence Villa
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Gardenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gary
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gary is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Garytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
    • Glovers
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Glovers is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers
    • Grove Hill Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
    • Hawks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hawks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
    • Hazard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • High Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
    • High School Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
    • Highland View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Jessie Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
    • La Petite
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
    • Little Cuba
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
    • Lullaby Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lullaby Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
    • Murray
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Murray is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Oak Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
    • Palm River
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
    • Panama
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Panama is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Prince
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Prince is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
    • Rainbow Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
    • Salmon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Salmon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Silver Moon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Tradewinds
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
    • Triangle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Triangle is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Watch Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
    • Zephyr Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
    • Zion Height
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Darcy and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Darcy 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 815 miles [1,311.6 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 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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 Darcy 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darcy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Darcy 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 Darcy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9631, Longitude: -82.4167       In this case, the coordinates for Darcy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.807 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.203 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.875 degrees.