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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 Ravenwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood:
- 27.946100, -82.266200
- 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 Ravenwood
- 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 Ravenwood is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Ravenwood
Communities Also Named Ravenwood ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Ravenwood.
Within Florida, the name Ravenwood is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Ravenwood is located in Kent County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Ravenwood.
- Georgia
- Richmond 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 Ravenwood [Richmond County].
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ravenwood [Lafourche Parish].
- Michigan
- 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 Michigan community of Ravenwood [Monroe County].
- Missouri
- Jackson 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 Missouri community of Ravenwood [Jackson County].
- Nodaway County
- This Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Ravenwood.
- New York
- Albany 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 New York community of Ravenwood [Albany County].
- Queens 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 New York community of Ravenwood [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Ravenwood is located in Davidson County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the north of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Ravenwood.
- Henderson County
- This Ravenwood is located in Henderson County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the north of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Ravenwood.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Ravenwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the north of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Ravenwood.
- Randolph County
- This Ravenwood is located in Randolph County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km] to the north northeast of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Ravenwood.
- Rockingham County
- This Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km] to the north northeast of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Ravenwood.
- Wayne County
- This Ravenwood is located in Wayne County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the north northeast of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ravenwood.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Ravenwood is located in Richland County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Ravenwood.
- York County
- This Ravenwood is located in York County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the north of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ravenwood.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ravenwood.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- Although located in Brazos County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Ravenwood.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Ravenwood.
- Prince William County
- This Ravenwood is located in Prince William County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the north northeast of the Ravenwood that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Ravenwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ravenwood ...
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.
- Angel Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Angel Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Run
- Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Bonterra
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonterra is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonterra
- Breezy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Carriage Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
- Carriage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Chancey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chancey is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Chickasaw Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
- Citrus Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
- Copper Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
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- Diamond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Eden Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
- Eleven Mile Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
- Gallagher Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
- Gallagher Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
- Garden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Greenewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harder Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
- Heritage Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
- Hickory Hammock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
- Hickory Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hollowtree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hunters Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
- Indian Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
- Jacobs Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Jerrys
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jerrys is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys
- Kings Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Kingstowne Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstowne Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstowne Place
- Kingsway Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
- Kingsway Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
- Kingsway Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingsway Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Leonard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Long Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Mirror Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Orangewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Park Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
- Parsons Reserve
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shadow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Shady Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Oaks Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
- Tangelo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo
- Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Vineyards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
- Whisper Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whisper Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Lake
- Wildwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow
How Far From Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ravenwood and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ravenwood 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 210 miles [338 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 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<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 7,278 miles [11,712.8 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>'
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- Ravenwood) 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 Ravenwood 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ravenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9461, Longitude: -82.2662 In this case, the coordinates for Ravenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.107 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.83 degrees. |
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