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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 Strickland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strickland 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 Strickland:
    • 28.073400, -82.175600
    • 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 Strickland
  • 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 Strickland is near Pasco County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Strickland

Communities Also Named Strickland ...

We found nine communities that are also named Strickland.

Within Florida, the name Strickland is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dale 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 Alabama community of Strickland [Dale County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Strickland.
      • Spalding 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 Strickland [Spalding County].
    • Michigan
      • Isabella County
      • This Strickland is located in Isabella County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<3> to the north of the Strickland that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Strickland.
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Strickland is located in Alcorn County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Strickland that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Strickland.
    • Nebraska
      • Hayes County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hayes County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hayes County community of Strickland.
    • Ontario
      • This Strickland lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<3> to the north of the Strickland that is located in Hillsborough County.
    • Texas
      • Sabine 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 Strickland [Sabine County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Rusk County
      • This Strickland is located in Rusk County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Strickland that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Strickland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strickland ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ancient Oak is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
  • Cattlemans Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cattlemans Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattlemans Cove
  • Cooks Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cooks Cove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cove
  • Flowers
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Flowers is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
  • Gator Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gator Trail is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Trail
  • Hawk Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hawk Woods is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Woods
  • Horn Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Horn Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Acres
  • Knights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Leaning Pine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Leaning Pine is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pine
  • Mark Hall Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mark Hall Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Hall Acres
  • Martin Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ranch
  • Miley Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Miley Trace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Trace
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rustic Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rustic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
    • Rustic Oaks Plantation
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rustic Oaks Plantation is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Plantation
    • Shaded Stand
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shaded Stand is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaded Stand
    • Shepherd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Windcall
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Windcall is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcall

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Strickland 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 206 miles [331.5 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 803 miles [1,292.3 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 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 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 Strickland 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>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 Strickland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Strickland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Strickland 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 Strickland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0734, Longitude: -82.1756       In this case, the coordinates for Strickland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.689 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.081 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.775 degrees.