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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 Dickey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickey 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 Dickey:
- 28.026100, -82.245800
- 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 Dickey
- 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 Dickey is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Dickey
Communities Also Named Dickey ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Dickey.
Within Florida, the name Dickey is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dickey [Pulaski County].
- Colorado
- Summit 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 Dickey [Summit County].
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Dickey is located in Calhoun County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dickey that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Dickey.
- Walker County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dickey [Walker County].
- Idaho
- Custer County
- This Dickey is located in Custer County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dickey that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Dickey.
- Iowa
- Bremer 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 Iowa community of Dickey [Bremer County].
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Dickey [Anderson County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Dickey is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dickey that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Dickey.
- Mississippi
- Amite 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 Mississippi community of Dickey [Amite County].
- North Dakota
- LaMoure County
- This Dickey is located in LaMoure County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dickey that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaMoure County community of Dickey.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong 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 Pennsylvania community of Dickey [Armstrong County].
- Franklin County
- This Dickey is located in Franklin County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dickey that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dickey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickey ...
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.
- All Green
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- All Green is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
- Cash Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Destinys Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Green Pastures
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jess Walden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
- Kenny
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
- Kings Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Kingsway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Lake Weeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
- Lanes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lazy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lazy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oaks
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lone Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Long Fritzke
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Lynn Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
- Marcia Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Meadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Parsons Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
- Pineapple Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
- Resting Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
- Riverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
- Shady Stables
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
- Shangri La
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
- Snows Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
- Stonelake Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Stoney Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Sunny Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
How Far From Dickey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dickey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dickey and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dickey to Tampa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dickey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Dickey 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dickey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dickey 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 Dickey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0261, Longitude: -82.2458 In this case, the coordinates for Dickey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.722 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.113 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.807 degrees. |
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