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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 Sheridan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheridan 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 Sheridan:
- 27.929500, -82.521600
- 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 Sheridan
- 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan
Communities Also Named Sheridan ...
We found 44 communities that are also named Sheridan.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Sheridan.
Beyond Florida, we know of 43 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Lake 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 Sheridan [Lake County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Sheridan is located in Grant County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Sheridan.
- California
- Placer County
- This Sheridan is located in Placer County and lies 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Sheridan.
- Sonoma County
- This Sheridan is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km] to the west northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Sheridan.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Sheridan is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Sheridan.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Sheridan is located in La Salle County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Sheridan.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Sheridan is located in Hamilton County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sheridan.
- LaPorte 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 Indiana community of Sheridan [LaPorte County].
- Iowa
- Poweshiek County
- This Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Sheridan.
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Greenwood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Sheridan.
- Sedgwick 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 Sheridan [Sedgwick County].
- Sheridan County
- This community is historic and although located in Sheridan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Sheridan.
- Wallace 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 Sheridan [Wallace County].
- Kentucky
- Crittenden County
- This Sheridan is located in Crittenden County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Sheridan.
- Louisiana
- Washington Parish
- This Sheridan is located in Washington Parish and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Sheridan.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Sheridan is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Sheridan.
- Maryland
- Allegany 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 Maryland community of Sheridan [Allegany County].
- Michigan
- Barry 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 Sheridan [Barry County].
- Montcalm County
- This Sheridan is located in Montcalm County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<2> to the north of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Sheridan.
- Missouri
- Worth County
- This Sheridan is located in Worth County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Sheridan.
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Sheridan is located in Madison County and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sheridan.
- Nebraska
- Garfield 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 Nebraska community of Sheridan [Garfield County].
- Wheeler County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Wheeler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Sheridan.
- Nevada
- Douglas 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 Nevada community of Sheridan [Douglas County].
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This Sheridan is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Sheridan.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Sheridan is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<2> to the north of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Sheridan.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Sheridan is located in Lawrence County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<2> to the north of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sheridan.
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sheridan.
- Oklahoma
- Comanche 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 Oklahoma community of Sheridan [Comanche County].
- Kingfisher 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 Oklahoma community of Sheridan [Kingfisher County].
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- This Sheridan is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,523 miles [4,060.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Sheridan.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Sheridan [Allegheny County].
- Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Sheridan [Cambria County].
- Lebanon County
- This Sheridan is located in Lebanon County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Sheridan.
- Schuylkill County
- This Sheridan is located in Schuylkill County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km] to the north northeast of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Sheridan.
- South Carolina
- Colleton 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 Sheridan [Colleton County].
- South Dakota
- Pennington 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 South Dakota community of Sheridan [Pennington County].
- Texas
- Colorado County
- This Sheridan is located in Colorado County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the west of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Sheridan.
- Houston 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 Sheridan [Houston County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Sheridan is located in Davis County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sheridan.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Sheridan is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,535 miles [4,079.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Sheridan.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Sheridan is located in Lincoln County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the north of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Sheridan.
- Wisconsin
- Waupaca County
- This Sheridan is located in Waupaca County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Sheridan.
- Wyoming
- Sheridan County
- This Sheridan is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sheridan that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Sheridan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheridan ...
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.
- Ball
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ball is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Beans
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beans is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Carol Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carol Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
- Caruthers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Caruthers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Elenor Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elenor Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Golf View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
- Golf View Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
- Gray Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Harbor Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Ida Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ida Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
- Jean Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
- Kelloggs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kelloggs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Live Oak Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
- Louis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
- Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Madrid is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Masons
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Masons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Minneola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minneola is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
- Occident
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Occident is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
- Oriole
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oriole is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Palm Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
- Palm Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palm Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
- Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Picadilly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Picadilly is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seldomridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seldomridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
- Stephanie Way
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stephanie Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
- Stonehouse
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
- Stoney Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunset Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Camp is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
- Sunset Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Virginia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Virginia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
- Wood Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove
How Far From Sheridan 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 Sheridan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sheridan and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sheridan 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 820 miles [1,319.7 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 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 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 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 Sheridan 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 '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- Sheridan) 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 Sheridan, 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9295, Longitude: -82.5216 In this case, the coordinates for Sheridan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.915 degrees. |
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