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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 Matheny, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matheny 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 Matheny:
- 28.088400, -82.460400
- 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 Matheny
- 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 Matheny is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Matheny
Communities Also Named Matheny ...
We found two communities that are also named Matheny.
Within Florida, the name Matheny is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Matheny [Wood County].
- Wyoming County
- This Matheny is located in Wyoming County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the north of the Matheny that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Matheny.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matheny ...
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.
- Calm Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calm Harbour is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Harbour
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedarwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Cherry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Curry Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Curry Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cove
- Cypress Head
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
- Deer Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Dill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
- Emerald Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emerald Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Evergreen North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
- Flora Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flora Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Park
- Floral Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Forest Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Golf View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Golf View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Heights
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Griffin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Griffin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- High Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pines
- Hounds Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
- Hunters Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunters Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Lake
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Mound Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
- Joshuas Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joshuas Bend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshuas Bend
- Lake Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Lake Ellen Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ellen Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen Walk
- Live Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Manor Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Maplehill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplehill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehill
- Marigold Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marigold Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold Gardens
- Marilyn Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Otterman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Otterman is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterman
- Paddock Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paddock Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Square
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pond Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Eddy is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Rolling Green Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Green Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green Village
- Settlers Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Settlers Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Pointe
- Shady Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
- Shagbark
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shagbark is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shagbark
- Silver Forrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silver Forrest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Forrest
- Sunny Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
- Tall Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
- Tuxedo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Tuxedo Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Terrace
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Woods
- Vander Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
- Waterbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond
How Far From Matheny 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 Matheny to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Matheny and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Matheny 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Matheny 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Matheny) 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 Matheny 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 Matheny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0884, Longitude: -82.4604 In this case, the coordinates for Matheny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.863 degrees. |
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