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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 Eden Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eden 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 Eden Park:
    • 27.982400, -82.305400
    • 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 Eden Park
  • 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 Eden Park 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 Eden Park

Communities Also Named Eden Park ...

We found nine communities that are also named Eden Park.

Within Florida, the name Eden Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of Eden Park [New Castle County].
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This Eden Park is located in Williamson County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Eden Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Eden Park.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Eden Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eden Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Eden Park.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Eden Park [Hamilton County].
      • Scioto County
      • This Eden Park is located in Scioto County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the north of the Eden Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Eden Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Eden Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the north of the Eden Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Eden Park.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Eden Park [Providence County].
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Eden Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the north of the Eden Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Eden Park.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln 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 West Virginia community of Eden Park [Lincoln County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eden 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.

  • American Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Carriage Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Cash Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Dixie View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dixie View is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Jacobs Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
  • Jolly Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
  • Keebler
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
  • Kennedy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
  • Kingsway Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Krebs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Krebs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Lakeview Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Mango
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Mirror Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Orangewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
    • Parsons Reserve
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Raven Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Raven Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Oaks
    • Rolling Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
    • Timber Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Williams Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Williams Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eden Park to Tampa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 207 miles [333.1 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 812 miles [1,306.8 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 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 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 Eden 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eden Park) 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 Eden Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Eden Park 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 Eden Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9824, Longitude: -82.3054       In this case, the coordinates for Eden Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.75 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.139 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.835 degrees.