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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 Kingwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingwood 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 Kingwood Park:
    • 27.971400, -82.367500
    • 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 Kingwood Park
  • 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 Kingwood Park 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 Kingwood Park

Communities Also Named Kingwood Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Kingwood Park.

Within Florida, the name Kingwood Park is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Kingwood Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Kingwood Park [Polk County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingwood 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.

  • Berryhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Bunchville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bunchville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchville
  • Easy Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Easy Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Way
  • Florence Villa
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
  • Gold Coast
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
  • Gold Rush
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gold Rush is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rush
  • Kings Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kings Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Lukes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lukes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes
  • Michigan Broadway
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Michigan Broadway is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Broadway
  • Missouri Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Missouri Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Park
  • Orient Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Orient Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Park
  • Sixmile Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sixmile Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spillers
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spillers is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers
    • Sugarcreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Tradewinds
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tradewinds is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
    • Triangle
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Triangle is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingwood Park and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Kingwood Park 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 814 miles [1,310 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 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kingwood Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Kingwood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Kingwood Park 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 Kingwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9714, Longitude: -82.3675       In this case, the coordinates for Kingwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.782 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.175 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.857 degrees.