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

When in Deer Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer 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 Deer Park:
    • 28.091406, -80.897838
    • 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 Deer Park
  • 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 Deer Park ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Deer Park.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Deer Park.

Beyond Florida, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Hillsborough County
      • This Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Deer Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • This Deer Park is located in Washington County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Deer Park.
    • British Columbia
      • This Deer Park lies 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Deer Park is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Deer Park.
      • Napa County
      • This Deer Park is located in Napa County and lies 2,481 miles [3,992.8 km] to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Deer Park.
    • Colorado
      • Routt 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 Colorado community of Deer Park [Routt County].
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Deer Park is located in La Salle County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Deer Park.
      • Lake County
      • This Deer Park is located in Lake County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the north northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deer Park.
    • Indiana
      • Jasper County
      • This Deer Park is located in Jasper County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Deer Park.
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This Deer Park is located in Concordia Parish and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Deer Park.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Deer Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Deer Park.
      • Charles County
      • This Deer Park is located in Charles County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Deer Park.
      • Garrett County
      • This Deer Park is located in Garrett County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the north of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Deer Park.
      • Harford County
      • This Deer Park is located in Harford County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Deer Park.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Deer Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deer Park.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Deer Park [Prince George's County].
    • Michigan
      • Luce County
      • This Deer Park is located in Luce County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the north of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of Deer Park.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • This Deer Park is located in Dakota County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Deer Park.
    • Missouri
      • Boone County
      • This Deer Park is located in Boone County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Deer Park.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Deer Park is located in Gallatin County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Deer Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Deer Park is located in Camden County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Deer Park.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Deer Park is located in Suffolk County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Deer Park.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Deer Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Deer Park.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Deer Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Deer Park is located in Bucks County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Deer Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Deer Park is located in Charleston County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the north of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Deer Park.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Deer Park is located in Harris County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Deer Park.
    • Virginia
      • Newport News City
      • This Deer Park is located in Newport News City and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deer Park.
      • Prince William 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 Virginia community of Deer Park [Prince William County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Deer Park is located in Spokane County and lies 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Deer Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • This Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Deer Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer 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.

  • Aurora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Brevard County
  • Harmony
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Osceola County
  • June Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for June Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Park
    • June Park is located in Brevard County
  • Melbourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Melbourne Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Gardens
    • Melbourne Gardens is located in Brevard County
  • Melbourne Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Village
    • Melbourne Village is located in Brevard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Palm Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Palm Shores
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Suntree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tropic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Kissimmee, which is the Seat of Osceola County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Park to Kissimmee, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Osceola County: www.osceola.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0914, Longitude: -80.8978       In this case, the coordinates for Deer Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Deer 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Deer Park 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 310.022 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.314 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.37 degrees.









 

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