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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 Spring View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring View and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Spring View:
    • 28.018500, -82.458600
    • 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 Spring View
  • 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 Spring View is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Spring View

Communities Also Named Spring View ...

We found one communities that are also named Spring View.

Within Florida, the name Spring View is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Spring View in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Spring View is located in Page County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Spring View that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Spring View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring View ...

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 south)
    • Aurora is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Castle Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Castle Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
  • Catherine City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
  • Citrus Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
  • Crest Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crest Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Place
  • Curlin Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Curlin Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlin Place
  • Edwards
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Evelyn City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
  • Fannypryde
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fannypryde is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannypryde
  • Fern Cliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fern Cliff is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Gilberts
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gilberts is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
  • Golden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Golden is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Golden Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Golden Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
    • Greentree
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Greentree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
    • Harmony Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Harmony Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
    • Harris Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Harris Branch is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Branch
    • Harvey Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Harvey Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Heights
    • Healthy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Healthy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healthy Hill
    • Hiawatha Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hiawatha Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Highlands
    • Hill Top Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hill Top Heights is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Independence Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Independence Square is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Karen Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Karen Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Heights
    • Kathryn Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kathryn Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn Park
    • Little Eleven
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Little Eleven is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Little Henry
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Little Henry is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Henry
    • Log Cabin Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Log Cabin Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Hills
    • Manor Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
    • Manor Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Manor Hills is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Marco
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marco is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Marie
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Marie is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
    • Mitchell Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mitchell Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Park
    • Oak Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Palm
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Palm is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Pine Level
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pine Level is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Plumnelly
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Plumnelly is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumnelly
    • Record Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
    • Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Riverbend is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rose
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rose is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
    • Shadowlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Shady Nook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shady Nook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
    • Sulphur Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Hill
    • Sulphur Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Susieanna
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Susieanna is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susieanna
    • Tripoli Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tripoli Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Place
    • Tuxedo Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Tuxedo Springs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Springs
    • Tuxedo Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Terrace
    • Venetian Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Venetian Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Park
    • Vine Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Vine Park is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Vista Bonita
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Vista Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Waco
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Waco is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Willow Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Willow Pines is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pines

How Far From Spring View to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spring View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring View and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Spring View to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 813 miles [1,308.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Spring View 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 Spring View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0185, Longitude: -82.4586       In this case, the coordinates for Spring View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.834 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.241 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.877 degrees.