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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 Roberts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roberts 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 Roberts:
- 28.037000, -82.168600
- 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 Roberts
- 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 Roberts 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 Roberts
Communities Also Named Roberts ...
We found 39 communities that are also named Roberts.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Roberts.
Beyond Florida, we know of 38 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Escambia 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 Florida community of Roberts [Escambia County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Roberts is located in Escambia County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Roberts.
- Arkansas
- Arkansas County
- 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 Arkansas community of Roberts [Arkansas County].
- Miller County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Roberts [Miller County].
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Roberts.
- Colorado
- Larimer 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 Colorado community of Roberts [Larimer County].
- Georgia
- Jones 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 Roberts [Jones County].
- Idaho
- Jefferson County
- This Roberts is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Roberts.
- Illinois
- Ford County
- This Roberts is located in Ford County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Roberts.
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Roberts is located in Fountain County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Roberts.
- Iowa
- Webster County
- This Roberts is located in Webster County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Roberts.
- Kansas
- Barton 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 Kansas community of Roberts [Barton County].
- Russell 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 Kansas community of Roberts [Russell County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Roberts is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Roberts.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Roberts is located in Allegany County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Roberts.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the north northeast of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Roberts.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex 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 Massachusetts community of Roberts [Middlesex County].
- Michigan
- Alger 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 Michigan community of Roberts [Alger County].
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- This Roberts is located in Otter Tail County and lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Roberts.
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This Roberts is located in Newton County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Roberts.
- Montana
- Carbon County
- This Roberts is located in Carbon County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Roberts.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of Roberts [Middlesex County].
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Eddy County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Roberts.
- Ohio
- Jefferson 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 Ohio community of Roberts [Jefferson County].
- Madison County
- 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 Ohio community of Roberts [Madison County].
- Muskingum County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roberts [Muskingum County].
- Ontario
- This Roberts lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<2> to the north of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Oregon
- Crook County
- This Roberts is located in Crook County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Roberts.
- Linn County
- This Roberts is located in Linn County and lies 2,482 miles [3,994.4 km] to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Roberts.
- Marion County
- This Roberts is located in Marion County and lies 2,518 miles [4,052.3 km] to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Roberts.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Roberts [Chester County].
- Somerset County
- This Roberts is located in Somerset County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<2> to the north of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Roberts.
- South Carolina
- Anderson 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 South Carolina community of Roberts [Anderson County].
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- This Roberts is located in Madison County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Roberts.
- Putnam County
- This Roberts is located in Putnam County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the north northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Roberts.
- Texas
- Hunt 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 Texas community of Roberts [Hunt County].
- West Virginia
- Barbour 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 West Virginia community of Roberts [Barbour County].
- Doddridge County
- This Roberts is located in Doddridge County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<2> to the north of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Roberts.
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- This Roberts is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Roberts that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Roberts.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roberts ...
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.
- Ancient Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Carolyn Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carolyn Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Gardens
- Cedar Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Destinys Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
- Forest Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Gator Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gator Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Trail
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hartline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartline is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
- Hawk Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hawk Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Woods
- Horn Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horn Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Acres
- Lanes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Leaning Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leaning Pine is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pine
- Long Fritzke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Magnolia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Marcia Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Mark Hall Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mark Hall Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Hall Acres
- Meadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Orange Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Court
- Resting Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
- Roach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Rose Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rustic Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
- Rustic Oaks Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic Oaks Plantation is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Plantation
- School Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- School Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Park
- Shaded Stand
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shaded Stand is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaded Stand
- Shepherd
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Strawberry Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strawberry Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Square
- Strawberry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sweats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweats is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweats
- Village Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Village Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Place
How Far From Roberts to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Roberts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roberts and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roberts to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 208 miles [334.7 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 9 days and walking would take 12 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 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 Roberts 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> | 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- Roberts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Roberts, 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 Roberts 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 Roberts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0370, Longitude: -82.1686 In this case, the coordinates for Roberts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.068 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.781 degrees. |
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