Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rhodes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhodes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rhodes
- 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 Rhodes:
- 28.060300, -82.288200
- 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 Rhodes
- 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 Rhodes 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 Rhodes ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Rhodes.
Within Florida, the name Rhodes is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Rhodes [Anderson County].
- Dickinson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dickinson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Rhodes.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Rhodes lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rhodes that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Michigan
- Gladwin County
- This Rhodes is located in Gladwin County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the north of the Rhodes that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Rhodes.
- Montcalm 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 Rhodes [Montcalm County].
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Rhodes is located in Bertie County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rhodes that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Rhodes.
- Cumberland 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 North Carolina community of Rhodes [Cumberland County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Rhodes lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the north of the Rhodes that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhodes ...
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.
- Badgers Lair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badgers Lair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgers Lair
- Badgers Lair is located in Hillsborough County
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Clarkwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cousins Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cousins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Corner
- Cousins Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Flint Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
- Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Harris Landings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Landings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landings
- Harris Landings is located in Hillsborough County
- June Bloom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for June Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
- June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
- Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Pinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Sam Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Serenity Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serenity Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Oaks
- Serenity Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Stonelake Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonelake Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Straits
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sunny Slopes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slopes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Thousand Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
- Thousand Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Winners Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winners Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
- Winners Circle is located in Hillsborough County
- Ye Little Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ye Little Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Little Wood
- Ye Little Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Straits
How Far From Rhodes 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 Rhodes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rhodes and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rhodes to Tampa, with an average speed<5> 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 203 miles [326.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rhodes. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhodes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhodes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0603, Longitude: -82.2882 In this case, the coordinates for Rhodes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Rhodes 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 Rhodes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rhodes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.747 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.146 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.814 degrees. |