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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 Golden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden 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 Golden:
- 28.008000, -82.433900
- 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 Golden
- 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 Golden 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 Golden
Communities Also Named Golden ...
We found 32 communities that are also named Golden.
Within Florida, the name Golden is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 32 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Golden lies 3,728 miles [5,999.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- British Columbia
- This Golden lies 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Golden is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Golden.
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Golden [Brooks County].
- Haralson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Golden [Haralson County].
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Golden is located in Idaho County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Golden.
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Golden is located in Adams County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Golden.
- Iowa
- Delaware County
- This Golden is located in Delaware County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Golden.
- Kansas
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Golden [Grant County].
- Hamilton 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 Golden [Hamilton County].
- Michigan
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Golden [Bay County].
- Dickinson County
- This Golden is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Golden.
- Menominee 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 Michigan community of Golden [Menominee County].
- Midland County
- This Golden is located in Midland County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the north of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Golden.
- Mississippi
- Tishomingo County
- This Golden is located in Tishomingo County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Golden.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Golden is located in Barry County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Golden.
- Montana
- Carbon County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Golden [Carbon County].
- Nebraska
- Burt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Burt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burt County community of Golden.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Golden [Nye County].
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Golden [Santa Fe County].
- North Carolina
- Rutherford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Golden [Rutherford County].
- Oklahoma
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Golden [Grant County].
- McCurtain County
- This Golden is located in McCurtain County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Golden.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Golden [Josephine County].
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Golden [York County].
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Golden [Clark County].
- Texas
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Golden [Cass County].
- Wood County
- This Golden is located in Wood County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Golden.
- Washington
- Okanogan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Golden [Okanogan County].
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Golden is located in Greenbrier County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the north of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Golden.
- Marshall County
- This Golden is located in Marshall County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the north of the Golden that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Golden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Betty Jean Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Betty Jean Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Jean Heights
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Catherine City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
- Citrus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Crest Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crest Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Place
- Curlin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Curlin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlin Place
- Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edwards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Elizabeth Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Court
- Continue List (65 more) ...
- Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Evelyn City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
- Fannypryde
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fannypryde is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannypryde
- Fern Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fern Cliff is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Cliff
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Georgia Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Georgia Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
- Goodwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Goodwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Harmony Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Harris Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Branch
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Healthy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Healthy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healthy Hill
- Hiawatha Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hiawatha Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Highlands
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hill Top Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hill Top Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Heights
- Independence Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Independence Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- Kathryn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kathryn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn Park
- Kelly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewis Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Linda Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linda Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Court
- Lucy Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lucy Dell is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Dell
- Manor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Marie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Mooreland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Nebraska Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nebraska Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Oak Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palm is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peeler Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Prince
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prince is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Rainbow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Record Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Sandy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shady Nook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Nook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Shady Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Rest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Spring View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
- Sulphur Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sulphur Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Hill
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sultana Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sultana Glade is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultana Glade
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunray Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunray Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Hills
- Susieanna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Susieanna is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susieanna
- Temple Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple Bluff is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Bluff
- Temple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Crest
- Terrace Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Terrace Gables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gables
- Tripoli Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tripoli Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Place
- Tuxedo Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tuxedo Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Springs
- Unity Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Unity Circle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Circle
- Vine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Park
- Vista Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vista Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Bonita
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodland Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Zion Height
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From Golden 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 Golden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Golden 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 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Golden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Golden 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. |
| <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 Golden 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 Golden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0080, Longitude: -82.4339 In this case, the coordinates for Golden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.82 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.224 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.871 degrees. |
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