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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 Holly Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly 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 Holly Park:
    • 27.986900, -82.563400
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Holly Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Holly Park ...

We found eight communities that share the name Holly Park.

Within Florida, the name Holly Park is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • Although located in Los Angeles County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Holly Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Holly Park is located in Ocean County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Holly Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Holly Park is located in Rowan County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Holly Park.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Holly Park.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Holly Park is located in Harris County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Holly Park.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Holly Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Holly Park.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Holly Park is located in Fairfax County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Holly Park.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Holly Park is located in King County and lies 2,514 miles [4,045.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holly Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Holly Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly 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.

  • Canal Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Shores
    • Canal Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Crestridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestridge
    • Crestridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Dana Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Shores
    • Dana Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Fountain Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
    • Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Holiday Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Pelican Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Island
    • Pelican Island is located in Hillsborough County
  • Rainbow Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Court
    • Rainbow Court is located in Hillsborough County
  • Rocky Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
    • Rocky Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Rocky Ford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Rocky Point Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
    • Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Sweetwater
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Hillsborough County
  • Sweetwater Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Creek
    • Sweetwater Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sweetwater Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
      • Sweetwater Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Sweetwater Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Terrace
      • Sweetwater Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Twelve Oaks Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
      • Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Venetian Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Shores
      • Venetian Shores is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Holly Park 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 817 miles [1,314.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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- Holly Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9869, Longitude: -82.5634       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Holly 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Holly Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.887 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.298 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.917 degrees.




 

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