Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Popes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Popes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Popes
- 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 Popes:
- 28.130300, -82.444800
- 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 Popes
- 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 Popes is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Popes ...
We found two communities that share the name Popes.
Within Florida, the name Popes is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Monroe 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 Georgia community of Popes [Monroe County].
- Oglethorpe 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 Popes [Oglethorpe County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Popes ...
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 south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calm Harbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Harbour
- Calm Harbour is located in Hillsborough County
- Carr Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Drive
- Carr Drive is located in Hillsborough County
- Coopers Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopers Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Crystal Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Crystal Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Emerald Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Emerald Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Evergreen North
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
- Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Hounds Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hounds Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
- Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hounds Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hounds Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Run
- Hounds Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Keen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Live Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Maplehill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Montana Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
- Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Park Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Pond Eddy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Regalwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regalwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
- Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Ridgelake
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Shady Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
- Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Suzie Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suzie Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suzie Trace
- Suzie Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Turning Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turning Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turning Point
- Turning Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Vander Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vander Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
- Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Waterbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
- Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Willow Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond
- Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Hounds Run
How Far From Popes 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 Popes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Popes and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Popes to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 193 miles [310.6 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Popes. 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> | 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 Popes 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Popes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Popes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1303, Longitude: -82.4448 In this case, the coordinates for Popes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Popes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.258 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.849 degrees. |