Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Mulberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Mulberry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Mulberry

• 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 South Mulberry:
  • 27.885860, -81.974806
  • 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 South Mulberry

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since South Mulberry is near Hillsborough County and also Hardee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardee 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 South Mulberry

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Mulberry ...

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.

• Bonnie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonnie is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
• Deep Roots Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Roots Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Roots Farms
• Edge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
• Edison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Edison is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Hunters Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
• Lyle Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
• Medulla
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Medulla is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
• Mulberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <1>
• Pams Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pams Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pams Place
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pebbledale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pebbledale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebbledale
  • Pierce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pierce is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Prairie Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Prairie Junction is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
  • Rogers Ranch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ranch
  • Rolling Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Willow Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak

How Far From South Mulberry 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 South Mulberry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Mulberry and extending to:

• Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from South Mulberry to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 811 miles [1,305.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'