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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 Gary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gary 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 Gary:
- 27.955855, -82.428150
- 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 Gary
- 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 Gary 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 Gary
Communities Also Named Gary ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Gary.
Within Florida, the name Gary is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Morgan County
- This Gary is located in Morgan County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Gary.
- Georgia
- Emanuel County
- This Gary is located in Emanuel County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the north of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Gary.
- Johnson 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 Georgia community of Gary [Johnson County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Gary is located in Cook County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Gary.
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Gary is located in Lake County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Gary.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Gary is located in Howard County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Gary.
- Minnesota
- Norman County
- This Gary is located in Norman County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Gary.
- Saint Louis County
- This Gary is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km] to the north northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Gary.
- New Mexico
- Hidalgo County
- This Gary is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Gary.
- South Carolina
- Newberry County
- This Gary is located in Newberry County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the north of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Gary.
- South Dakota
- Deuel County
- This Gary is located in Deuel County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Gary.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Gary is located in Montgomery County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Gary.
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This Gary is located in Lunenburg County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Gary.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Gary is located in McDowell County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the north of the Gary that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Gary.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gary ...
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 northeast)
- Archer is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ben Hur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ben Hur is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Berryhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Big Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Blue Moon Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cairo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canning is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Citrus Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cones is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Dills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dorothy Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Eastern Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Edgewater Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edison Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edison Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Emma Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Erin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Eucalyptus Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eucalyptus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Park
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Everett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Florence Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gardenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Geneva is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Georgia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Glovers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glovers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers
- Gold Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Rush is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
- Goodwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Grove Hill Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Harbour Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harbour Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Court
- Hawks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hazard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Headford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Headford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Island Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Jessie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 north)
- Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucky Strike is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Lukes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lukes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
- Lullaby Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lullaby Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lyons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Maine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Marie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Marie Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Michigan Broadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Michigan Broadway is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
- Mooreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mossy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Nebraska Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nebraska Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Oak Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Orange Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Palm River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Panama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peeler Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Piney Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Prince
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prince is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Rainbow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Record Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salmon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Shadowlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Silver Moon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Sparkman Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sparkman Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Suburb Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suburb Royal is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tanner Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thrashers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Tradewinds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Triangle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Woodlawn Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
- Zion Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From Gary 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 Gary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gary and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gary to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gary) 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 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 Gary 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> | 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 Gary 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 Gary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9559, Longitude: -82.4282 In this case, the coordinates for Gary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.88 degrees. |
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