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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 Eagle Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Creek 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 Eagle Creek:
- 28.034200, -82.529800
- 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 Eagle Creek
- 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 Eagle Creek 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 Eagle Creek
Communities Also Named Eagle Creek ...
We found ten communities that are also named Eagle Creek.
Within Florida, the name Eagle Creek is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Eagle Creek.
- Arizona
- Greenlee 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 Arizona community of Eagle Creek [Greenlee County].
- British Columbia
- This Eagle Creek lies 2,564 miles [4,126.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Kansas
- Coffey 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 Eagle Creek [Coffey County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eagle Creek [Lyon County].
- Montana
- Daniels County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Daniels County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daniels County community of Eagle Creek.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Eagle Creek is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,474 miles [3,981.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Eagle Creek.
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- This Eagle Creek is located in Benton County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Eagle Creek.
- Overton 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 Tennessee community of Eagle Creek [Overton County].
- Texas
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Wilson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Eagle Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Creek ...
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.
- Cedarwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Country Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Country Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Run
- Crestridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
- Cypress Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cypress Glen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypress Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cypress Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hollow
- Cypress Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Run
- Cypress Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
- Cypress Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cypress Willows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Willows
- Edgewater Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
- Edna Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edna Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Court
- Egypt Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Lake
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Fairway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Fountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Galleria
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Galleria is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galleria
- Grove Point Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
- Hibiscus Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hibiscus Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibiscus Gardens
- Hidden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Idle Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Idle Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Forest
- Indian Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jasmine Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jasmine Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Pond
- Kirby Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kirby Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Lake Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Lake Ellen Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ellen Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen Walk
- Lake View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Lake View Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
- Lynn Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lake
- Meadowglen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowglen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowglen
- Oak Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trace
- Oak Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail
- Ocean Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
- Paddock Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
- Pine Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Pine Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Pine Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Sandpiper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandpiper is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Shadberry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shadberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadberry Village
- Springwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Sunray Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunray Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Gardens
- Tarpon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Town Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
- Tropical Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tropical Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Gardens
- Twelve Oaks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
- Venetian Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Venetian Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Park
- Village Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Village Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Wood
- Villager Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
- Whisper Sound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whisper Sound is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Sound
- Whispering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Eagle Creek 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 Eagle Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Creek and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Creek to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 813 miles [1,308.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Eagle Creek) 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 Eagle Creek 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> | 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 Eagle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Eagle Creek 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 Eagle Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0342, Longitude: -82.5298 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.873 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.288 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.896 degrees. |
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