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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 Lyons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyons 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 Lyons:
- 27.964500, -82.456400
- 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 Lyons
- 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 Lyons 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 Lyons
Communities Also Named Lyons ...
We found 36 communities that are also named Lyons.
Within Florida, the name Lyons is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 36 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Lyons is located in Boulder County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Lyons.
- Georgia
- Montgomery 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 Georgia community of Lyons [Montgomery County].
- Tattnall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lyons [Tattnall County].
- Toombs County
- This Lyons is located in Toombs County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Lyons.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Lyons is located in Cook County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lyons.
- Vermilion 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 Illinois community of Lyons [Vermilion County].
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Lyons is located in Greene County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lyons.
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Lyons is located in Clinton County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lyons.
- Linn 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 Iowa community of Lyons [Linn County].
- Kansas
- Miami 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 Kansas community of Lyons [Miami County].
- Rice County
- This Lyons is located in Rice County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Lyons.
- Kentucky
- Larue County
- This Lyons is located in Larue County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larue County community of Lyons.
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- This Lyons is located in Iberia Parish and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Lyons.
- Jackson Parish
- This Lyons is located in Jackson Parish and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the west northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Lyons.
- Michigan
- Clinton 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 Michigan community of Lyons [Clinton County].
- Ionia County
- This Lyons is located in Ionia County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the north of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Lyons.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Lyons is located in Laclede County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Lyons.
- Nebraska
- Burt County
- This Lyons is located in Burt County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burt County community of Lyons.
- New Jersey
- Somerset County
- This Lyons is located in Somerset County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Lyons.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Lyons is located in Wayne County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lyons.
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- This Lyons is located in Granville County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Lyons.
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Lyons is located in Morton County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Lyons.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Lyons is located in Fulton County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the north of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lyons.
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Lyons is located in Adair County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Lyons.
- Ontario
- This Lyons lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the north of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Lyons is located in Linn County and lies 2,482 miles [3,994.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Lyons.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Lyons is located in Berks County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Lyons.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg 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 South Carolina community of Lyons [Orangeburg County].
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- This Lyons is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Lyons.
- Tennessee
- Monroe 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 Lyons [Monroe County].
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Lyons is located in Burleson County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Lyons.
- Hidalgo County
- This Lyons is located in Hidalgo County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the west of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Lyons.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Lyons is located in Wise County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the north of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Lyons.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Lyons is located in Spokane County and lies 2,318 miles [3,730.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Lyons.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Lyons is located in Walworth County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyons that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Lyons.
- Wyoming
- Fremont 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 Wyoming community of Lyons [Fremont County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyons ...
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 east)
- Archer is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Ben Hur
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Blue Moon Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Moon Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonniehaven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bryans is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canning is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Citrus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cones is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Crabcake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crabcake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dorothy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Edison Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edison Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Erin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eureka is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Gary
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Geneva is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Goodwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grand View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grove Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Headford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Headford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ida is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Island Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Island Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
- Jensen Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jensen Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucky Strike is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Maine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mattie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Michigan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Michigan Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Mooreland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mooreland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Nebraska Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nebraska Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Panama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peeler Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pierce is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Princess Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Princess Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Park
- River Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Riverwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Sparkman Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sparkman Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Suburb Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Suburb Royal is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tanner Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thrashers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Woodlawn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
How Far From Lyons 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 Lyons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyons and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lyons 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 816 miles [1,313.2 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 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyons) 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 Lyons 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 Lyons 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 Lyons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9645, Longitude: -82.4564 In this case, the coordinates for Lyons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.227 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.887 degrees. |
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