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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Mathews Place.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mathews Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mathews Place 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 Mathews Place:
    • 27.962400, -82.465200<1>
    • 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 Mathews Place
  • 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 Mathews Place 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 Mathews Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mathews Place ...

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.

  • Ben Hur
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ben Hur is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Blue Moon Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Blue Moon Court is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Bonniehaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bonniehaven is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
  • Bryans
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bryans is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
  • Buffalo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Buffalo is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Buffalo Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Gardens is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Cairo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cairo is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Canning
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Canning is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Central Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Central Court is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Cones
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cones is also located in Hillsborough County
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  • Courier City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Courier City is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
  • Crabcake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crabcake is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Dills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Dills is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
    • Dorothy Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Dorothy Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
    • Edison Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Edison Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
    • Eldorado
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Eldorado is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Elizabeth
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Elizabeth is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Erin Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Erin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
    • Estuary
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Estuary is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Eureka
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Eureka is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Fishers
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Fishers is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Francis
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Francis is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Geneva
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Geneva is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Georgia Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Georgia Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Goldmine
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Goldmine is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Goodwater
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Goodwater is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Grand View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Grand View is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Grove Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Grove Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Havana
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Havana is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Headford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Headford is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Highway Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Highway Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Homestead
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Homestead is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Ida
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ida is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Island Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Island Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
    • Jensen Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jensen Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
    • Lucky Strike
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lucky Strike is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Lyons
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lyons is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Maine Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Maine Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadowbrook is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Michigan Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Michigan Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Mooreland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mooreland is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Nebraska Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Nebraska Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Orange Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Orange Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Panama
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Panama is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Park City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Park City is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Pierce
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pierce is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Piney Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Piney Woods is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Princess Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Princess Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • River Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • River Haven is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Riverwoods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Riverwoods is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Sparkman Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sparkman Place is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Suburb Royal
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Suburb Royal is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Tanner Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tanner Place is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Terra Nova
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Terra Nova is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Thrashers
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Thrashers is also located in Hillsborough County
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    • Woodlawn Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn Park is also located in Hillsborough County
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How Far From Mathews Place 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 included the distance from a community such as Mathews Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mathews Place 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 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mathews Place 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 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Mathews Place:
     Decimal: 27.96240, -82.465200
     DDMMSS: 27° 57' 44", -82° 27' 54"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mathews Place) 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 Mathews Place 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 Mathews Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9624, Longitude: -82.4652       In this case, the coordinates for Mathews Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.833 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.232 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.89 degrees.