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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 Wallace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallace 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 Wallace:
- 27.976300, -82.439400
- 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 Wallace
- 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 Wallace 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 Wallace
Communities Also Named Wallace ...
We found 47 communities that are also named Wallace.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Wallace.
Beyond Florida, we know of 46 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 44 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Santa Rosa County
- This Wallace is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Wallace.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Wallace is located in Escambia County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Wallace.
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Wallace is located in Ashley County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Wallace.
- Little River County
- This Wallace is located in Little River County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Wallace.
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Wallace is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Wallace.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Wallace [DeKalb County].
- Pulaski County
- This Wallace is located in Pulaski County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Wallace.
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Wallace is located in Shoshone County and lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Wallace.
- Illinois
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wallace [DeKalb County].
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Wallace is located in Fountain County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Wallace.
- Iowa
- Dickinson County
- This Wallace is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Wallace.
- Kansas
- Wallace County
- This Wallace is located in Wallace County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallace County community of Wallace.
- Kentucky
- Woodford County
- This Wallace is located in Woodford County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Wallace.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- This Wallace is located in De Soto Parish and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Wallace.
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- This Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Wallace.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- This Wallace is located in Alcona County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Wallace.
- Huron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wallace [Huron County].
- Menominee County
- This Wallace is located in Menominee County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Wallace.
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Wallace [Dakota County].
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Wallace is located in Panola County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Wallace.
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Wallace is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Wallace.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wallace [Missoula County].
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- This Wallace is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Wallace.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Wallace [Clark County].
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Wallace [Bernalillo County].
- San Juan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Wallace.
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Wallace is located in Steuben County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Wallace.
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Wallace is located in Duplin County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Wallace.
- North Dakota
- Ward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Wallace [Ward County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Wallace lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Wallace.
- Ontario
- This Wallace lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Wallace is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,499 miles [4,021.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Wallace.
- Lane County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Wallace [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Wallace is located in Allegheny County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Wallace.
- Chester County
- This Wallace is located in Chester County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km] to the north northeast of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Wallace.
- Northumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wallace [Northumberland County].
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Wallace is located in Marlboro County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Wallace.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This Wallace is located in Codington County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Wallace.
- Texas
- Van Zandt County
- This Wallace is located in Van Zandt County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Wallace.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Wallace is located in Weber County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Wallace.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Wallace is located in Washington County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wallace.
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Wallace [Snohomish County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Wallace is located in Harrison County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Wallace.
- Kanawha County
- This Wallace is located in Kanawha County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the north of the Wallace that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Wallace.
- Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wallace [Sawyer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallace ...
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.
- Archer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ben Hur
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ben Hur is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Blue Moon Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Moon Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bonniehaven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bryans is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cairo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canning is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Citrus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cones is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Dills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dorothy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Erin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Francis is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gardenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gary
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Georgia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Glovers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glovers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers
- Goodwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Grove Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Hawks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hawks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Headford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Headford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- Healthy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Healthy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healthy Hill
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homestead is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Independence Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Independence Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- Jensen Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jensen Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lucky Strike is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Lullaby Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lullaby Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Maine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Manor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Marie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mooreland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Murray is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Nebraska Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nebraska Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Oak Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Panama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peeler Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Prince
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prince is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Rainbow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Record Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- River Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salmon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Sparkman Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sparkman Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tanner Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thrashers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Tripoli Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tripoli Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Place
- Unity Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Unity Circle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Circle
- Vista Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vista Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Bonita
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
- Zion Height
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From Wallace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wallace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wallace and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wallace 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 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wallace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wallace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wallace 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. |
| <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 Wallace 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 Wallace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9763, Longitude: -82.4394 In this case, the coordinates for Wallace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.82 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.22 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.879 degrees. |
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