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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 Elizabeth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
- 27.966300, -82.450000
- 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 Elizabeth
- 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth
Communities Also Named Elizabeth ...
We found 31 communities that are also named Elizabeth.
Within Florida, the name Elizabeth is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 31 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee 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 Alabama community of Elizabeth [Coffee County].
- Dallas 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 Alabama community of Elizabeth [Dallas County].
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Arkansas
- Fulton County
- This Elizabeth is located in Fulton County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Elizabeth.
- Colorado
- Elbert County
- This Elizabeth is located in Elbert County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Elizabeth.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Elizabeth is located in Cobb County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Elizabeth.
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- This Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Elizabeth.
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- This Elizabeth is located in Harrison County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Elizabeth.
- Kansas
- Johnson 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 Kansas community of Elizabeth [Johnson County].
- Marshall 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 Elizabeth [Marshall County].
- Wallace 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 Elizabeth [Wallace County].
- Kentucky
- Bourbon 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 Kentucky community of Elizabeth [Bourbon County].
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Elizabeth.
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- This Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Elizabeth.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Elizabeth is located in Washington County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Elizabeth.
- Missouri
- Callaway County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Callaway County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Elizabeth.
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Elizabeth.
- New Jersey
- Union County
- This Elizabeth is located in Union County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Elizabeth.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Elizabeth is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the north of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Elizabeth.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Adams County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Elizabeth.
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Elizabeth.
- Muskingum County
- This Elizabeth is located in Muskingum County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<2> to the north of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Elizabeth.
- Ontario
- This Elizabeth lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<2> to the north of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Elizabeth.
- South Dakota
- Hand 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 South Dakota community of Elizabeth [Hand County].
- Tennessee
- Crockett County
- This Elizabeth is located in Crockett County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Elizabeth.
- Morgan County
- This Elizabeth is located in Morgan County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the north of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Elizabeth.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Denton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Elizabeth.
- Hidalgo County
- This Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<2> to the west of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Elizabeth.
- Jefferson County
- This Elizabeth is located in Jefferson County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the west northwest of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Elizabeth.
- West Virginia
- Wirt County
- This Elizabeth is located in Wirt County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the north of the Elizabeth that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Elizabeth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elizabeth ...
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 southeast)
- Archer is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aurora is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ben Hur
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ben Hur is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Blue Moon Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blue Moon Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonniehaven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bryans is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cairo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canning is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Citrus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cones is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Crabcake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crabcake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dorothy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Erin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eureka is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Francis is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Gary
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Geneva is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Goodwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grand View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grove Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Headford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Headford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Homestead is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ida is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Island Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Island Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
- Jensen Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jensen Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lucky Strike is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lyons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Maine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mattie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Michigan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Michigan Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Mooreland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mooreland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Nebraska Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nebraska Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Panama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peeler Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pierce is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Record Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- River Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Riverwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salmon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Sparkman Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sparkman Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Suburb Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Suburb Royal is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanner Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thrashers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Woodlawn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
How Far From Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elizabeth and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Elizabeth 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 816 miles [1,313.2 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 7,286 miles [11,725.7 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> | 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 Elizabeth 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elizabeth) 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 Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9663, Longitude: -82.4500 In this case, the coordinates for Elizabeth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.224 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.885 degrees. |
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