Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McElveen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McElveen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McElveen
- 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 McElveen:
- 28.038700, -82.204800
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McElveen
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since McElveen is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McElveen ...
We found two communities that share the name McElveen.
Within Florida, the name McElveen is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near McElveen ...
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.
- All Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Ancient Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Destinys Way
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Destinys Way have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
- Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Dickey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Flowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Gator Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gator Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Trail
- Gator Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Green Pastures
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Hawk Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Woods
- Hawk Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Horn Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Acres
- Horn Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Kenny
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lanes Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
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- Lazy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lone Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Long Fritzke
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Fritzke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Lynn Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Marcia Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcia Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Mark Hall Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark Hall Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Hall Acres
- Mark Hall Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Meadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Resting Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resting Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
- Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Riverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Shaded Stand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaded Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaded Stand
- Shaded Stand is located in Hillsborough County
- Shepherd
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Snows Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snows Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
- Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Stoney Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Strawberry Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Square
- Strawberry Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Sugar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunny Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunny Slopes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slopes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Windcall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lazy Oaks
How Far From McElveen 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 McElveen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McElveen and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McElveen to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 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 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McElveen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- McElveen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McElveen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0387, Longitude: -82.2048 In this case, the coordinates for McElveen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 McElveen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.792 degrees. |