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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for River Haven.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in River Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Haven 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 River Haven:
- 27.984000, -82.469800<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 River Haven
- 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 River Haven 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 River Haven
Communities Also Named River Haven ...
We found three communities that are also named River Haven.
Within Florida, the name River Haven is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- River Haven, Allen County
- This River Haven is located in Allen County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the north of the River Haven that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of River Haven.
- North Carolina
- River Haven, Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of River Haven [Rutherford County].
- River Haven, Stanly County
- This River Haven is located in Stanly County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the River Haven that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of River Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Haven ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aurora is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ben Hur
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ben Hur is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Blue Moon Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Moon Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonita is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonniehaven is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bryans is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buffalo is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buffalo Gardens is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Canning is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Catherine City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Catherine City is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Central Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Citrus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Citrus Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cones is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Crabcake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crabcake is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Curlin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Curlin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlin Place
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dills is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dorothy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorothy Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edwards is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eldorado is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elizabeth is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Erin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eureka is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fair Ground Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fair Ground Farms is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Ground Farms
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Francis is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Geneva is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Georgia Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Gilberts
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilberts is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
- Goodwater
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodwater is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grand View is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Headford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Headford is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- Healthy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Healthy Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healthy Hill
- Hiawatha Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hiawatha Highlands is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Highlands
- Hidden Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Haven is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Homelands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Homelands is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Homestead is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ida is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Idle Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Idle Grove Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Grove Park
- Jensen Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jensen Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewis Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucky Strike is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lyons is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Maine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maine Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Manor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Marco
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marco is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marie Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mattie is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowbrook is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Michigan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Michigan Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
- Mooreland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mooreland is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mossy Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Nebraska Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nebraska Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orange Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palm is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Panama is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peeler Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pierce is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Level is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Piney Woods is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Princess Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Princess Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Park
- Record Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Record Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- Riverwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverwoods is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Rose
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shadowlawn is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Sparkman Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sparkman Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Suburb Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suburb Royal is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburb Royal
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunrise is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tanner Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thrashers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Tuxedo Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tuxedo Springs is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Springs
- Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waco is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Willow Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Pines is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pines
How Far From River Haven 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 River Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Haven and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from River Haven to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 815 miles [1,311.6 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 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for River Haven:
Decimal: 27.98400, -82.469800
DDMMSS: 27° 59' 2", -82° 28' 11" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 River Haven 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. |
| <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 River Haven 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 River Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9840, Longitude: -82.4698 In this case, the coordinates for River Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.24 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.887 degrees. |
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