Island Place (Hillsborough County, FL)

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Island Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island Place and the surrounding area.

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Island Place

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 Island Place:
- 27.938300, -82.448400
- 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 Island Place

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 Island Place 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 Island Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island Place ...

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
Ben Hur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
Blue Moon Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Moon Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
Bonniehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonniehaven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
Bryans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryans is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
Buffalo Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 north)
- Cairo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
Canning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Canning is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
Caruthers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Caruthers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
Casey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Casey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
Central Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
Cones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cones is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
Continue List (47 more) ...
- Courier City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  - Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
- Dills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Dills is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dixie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Dixie is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Edgewater Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Edgewater Park is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edison Park
  (Less than 2 miles 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 north)
  - Elizabeth is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Enterprise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Erin Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 north)
  - Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Fishers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Fishers is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Francis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Francis is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Gardenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gary
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Gary is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Geneva is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Goldmine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Goldmine is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Gray Gables
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Grove Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Grove Heights is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove 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
- Havana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Havana is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Hawks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Hawks is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Hick is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick
- Highway Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
- Homestead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Homestead is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Jensen Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Jensen Place is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Little Cuba
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Lucky Strike is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Luna Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Luna Park is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Park
- Lyons
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Lyons is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Madrid
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Madrid is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- 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
- Michigan Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Michigan Park is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Near Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Near Bay is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Near Bay
- Panama
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Panama is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Park City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Park City is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Piney Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Riverwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Seabreeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Seabreeze is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Sparkman Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Sparkman Place is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Suburb Royal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Suburb Royal is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Tanner Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Tanner Place is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Terra Nova
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
- Thrashers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Thrashers is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Watch Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Woodlawn Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Zephyr Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove

How Far From Island Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Island Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Island Place and extending to:

Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the North.
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 Island Place to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 818 miles [1,316.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Island Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Island Place 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 Island Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9383, Longitude: -82.4484 In this case, the coordinates for Island Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.822 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.217 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.89 degrees.