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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 Kathleen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kathleen 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 Kathleen:
    • 28.124375, -82.023371
    • 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 Kathleen
  • 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Since Kathleen is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Kathleen

Communities Also Named Kathleen ...

We found three communities that are also named Kathleen.

Within Florida, the name Kathleen is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Kathleen lies 2,559 miles [4,118.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kathleen that is located in Polk County.
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Kathleen is located in Houston County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kathleen that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Kathleen.
    • Tennessee
      • Sevier 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 Tennessee community of Kathleen [Sevier County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kathleen ...

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.

  • Big Water
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Water is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Water
  • Carolyn Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carolyn Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Gardens
  • Cattlemans Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cattlemans Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattlemans Cove
  • Cherry Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
  • Colonial Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Deer Creek Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Creek Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Hollow
  • Four Seasons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Seasons is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fox Town is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
  • Gordon Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Oaks
  • Griffin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Ham Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ham Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Oaks
  • Hobby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hobby is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Knights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaning Pine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Leaning Pine is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pine
    • Lee Villa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lee Villa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Villa
    • Mayday Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayday Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday Oaks
    • Miley Trace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Miley Trace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Trace
    • Mimosa Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mimosa Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
    • Mystic Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mystic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Oaks
    • Orange Crest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orange Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Crest
    • Orangedale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Orangedale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
    • Paradise Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Oaks
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Ramblin Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ramblin Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblin Oaks
    • Rustic Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rustic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
    • Rustic Oaks Plantation
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rustic Oaks Plantation is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Plantation
    • Terry Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Terry Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Park

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

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

  • Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kathleen to Bartow, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kathleen) 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 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 Kathleen 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 Kathleen 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 Kathleen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1244, Longitude: -82.0234    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.612 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.999 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.716 degrees.