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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 Elwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elwood Park 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 Elwood Park:
- 27.469207, -82.505929
- 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 Elwood 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 Manatee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
- Since Elwood Park is near Sarasota County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sarasota County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Elwood Park
Communities Also Named Elwood Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Elwood Park.
Within Florida, the name Elwood Park is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Elwood Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Elwood Park is located in Washington County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the north of the Elwood Park that is located in Manatee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Elwood Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elwood 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.
- Cedar Hammock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hammock is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fordville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fordville is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
- Foxleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxleigh is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxleigh
- Fruitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fullers Earth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fullers Earth is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Earth
- Longbeach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longbeach is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
- Longboat Key
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Manatee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manatee is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee
- Pinecraft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Point is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
How Far From Elwood Park 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 Elwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elwood Park and extending to:
- Bradenton, which is the Seat of Manatee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Elwood Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Elwood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Elwood 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 Elwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.4692, Longitude: -82.5059 In this case, the coordinates for Elwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.144 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.002 degrees. |
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