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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 Sylvan Dale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvan Dale 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 Sylvan Dale:
    • 28.057700, -82.452800
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sylvan Dale
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Sylvan Dale ...

We found one communities that share the name Sylvan Dale.

Within Florida, the name Sylvan Dale is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Sylvan Dale in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Labette 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 Sylvan Dale [Labette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan Dale ...

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.

  • Castle Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
    • Castle Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
  • College Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Dill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
    • Dill is located in Hillsborough County
  • Flora Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Park
    • Flora Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Floral Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
    • Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
  • Forest Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
    • Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Golf View Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Heights
    • Golf View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
  • Golfland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golfland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfland Park
    • Golfland Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Harvey Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Heights
    • Harvey Heights is located in Hillsborough County
  • High Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pines
    • High Pines is located in Hillsborough County
  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Joshuas Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshuas Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshuas Bend
    • Joshuas Bend is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Log Cabin Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Hills
      • Log Cabin Hills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Marigold Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marigold Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold Gardens
      • Marigold Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Otterman
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterman
      • Otterman is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tall Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
      • Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Temple Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Highlands
      • Temple Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tuxedo Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Terrace
      • Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for University. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
      • University is located in Hillsborough County
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Hillsborough County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sylvan Dale 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 197 miles [317 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sylvan Dale to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 810 miles [1,303.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvan Dale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sylvan Dale 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Sylvan Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvan Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0577, Longitude: -82.4528       In this case, the coordinates for Sylvan Dale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Sylvan Dale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.834 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.246 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.867 degrees.




 

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