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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 Lynwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynwood 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 Lynwood:
- 27.905200, -82.500100
- 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 Lynwood
- 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 Lynwood is near Pinellas County and also Manatee 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 Manatee 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 Lynwood
Communities Also Named Lynwood ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Lynwood.
Within Florida, the name Lynwood is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Lynwood.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Lynwood is located in Cook County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lynwood.
- Kendall County
- This Lynwood is located in Kendall County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the north northwest of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Lynwood.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Lynwood is located in Carroll County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lynwood.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis 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 Minnesota community of Lynwood [Saint Louis County].
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lynwood [Rankin County].
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Lynwood is located in Morton County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Lynwood.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks 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 Pennsylvania community of Lynwood [Berks County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Lynwood is located in Aiken County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Lynwood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Lynwood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the north of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Lynwood.
- Virginia
- Prince William 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 Virginia community of Lynwood [Prince William County].
- Stafford County
- This Lynwood is located in Stafford County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Lynwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynwood ...
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.
- Ball
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ball is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Carol Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carol Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
- Caruthers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Caruthers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
- Casey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Casey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Colony Key
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colony Key is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Key
- Courier City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
- Crescent Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crescent Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Elenor Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elenor Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fosterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Golf View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
- Golf View Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
- Gray Gables
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Half Way Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Half Way Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way Place
- Harbor Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
- Hick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hick is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick
- Ida Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ida Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
- Jean Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
- Jenkins
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Kelloggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kelloggs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
- Knights Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Live Oak Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
- Louis Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
- Luna Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Luna Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Park
- Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Madrid is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Masons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Masons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Meadowlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn
- Minneola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Minneola is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
- Near Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Near Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Near Bay
- Nix
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Oak Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Shadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
- Occident
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Occident is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
- Oriole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oriole is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Palm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palm Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Palm Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
- Palm Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palm Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Picadilly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Picadilly is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
- Rattlesnake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
- Regency Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Regency Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
- Robinson Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Rocky Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Shore is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Shore
- Ronnie Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ronnie Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seabreeze
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seabreeze is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Seldomridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seldomridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
- Shell Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Skinners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skinners is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
- Speedway Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Speedway Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Place
- Stephanie Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stephanie Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
- Stonehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
- Stoney Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Camp is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
- Sunset Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Temple Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temple Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Square
- Terra Nova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
- Treasure Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Treasure Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Park
- Tropical Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tropical Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Pines
- Tropical Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tropical Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Terrace
- Virginia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Virginia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
- Wood Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove
How Far From Lynwood 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 Lynwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynwood and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lynwood 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 821 miles [1,321.3 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 6,623 miles [10,658.7 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 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Lynwood) 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 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 Lynwood 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> | 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 Lynwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lynwood 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 Lynwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9052, Longitude: -82.5001 In this case, the coordinates for Lynwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.241 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.913 degrees. |
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