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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 Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wells 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 Wells:
- 27.966000, -82.427500
- 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 Wells
- 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 Wells 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 Wells
Communities Also Named Wells ...
We found 42 communities that are also named Wells.
Within Florida, the name Wells is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 42 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 40 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Wells lies 3,304 miles [5,317.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- British Columbia
- This Wells lies 2,634 miles [4,239 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Georgia
- Murray 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 Wells [Murray County].
- Illinois
- Gallatin 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 Wells [Gallatin County].
- Indiana
- Miami County
- This Wells is located in Miami County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Wells.
- Iowa
- Madison 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 Iowa community of Wells [Madison County].
- Kansas
- Marshall 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 Kansas community of Wells [Marshall County].
- Ottawa County
- This Wells is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Wells.
- Kentucky
- Martin 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 Kentucky community of Wells [Martin County].
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wells [Morgan County].
- Muhlenberg County
- This Wells is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Wells.
- Maine
- York County
- This Wells is located in York County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Wells.
- Michigan
- Allegan 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 Wells [Allegan County].
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wells [Antrim County].
- Arenac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wells [Arenac County].
- Delta County
- This Wells is located in Delta County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the north of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Wells.
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wells [Tuscola County].
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- This Wells is located in Faribault County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Wells.
- Mississippi
- Attala 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 Mississippi community of Wells [Attala County].
- Lowndes County
- This Wells is located in Lowndes County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Wells.
- Rankin County
- This Wells is located in Rankin County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Wells.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Wells [Saint Louis County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This Wells is located in Elko County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Wells.
- New Brunswick
- This Wells lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- Although located in San Miguel County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Wells.
- New York
- Chemung 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 York community of Wells [Chemung County].
- Hamilton County
- This Wells is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Wells.
- North Dakota
- Wells 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 Wells [Wells County].
- Oregon
- Benton 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 Oregon community of Wells [Benton County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford 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 Wells [Bradford County].
- Indiana County
- This Wells is located in Indiana County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the north of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Wells.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Wells is located in Orangeburg County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Wells.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Wells is located in Shelby County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Wells.
- Texas
- Cherokee County
- This Wells is located in Cherokee County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Wells.
- Lynn County
- This Wells is located in Lynn County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the west northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynn County community of Wells.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Wells is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wells.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Wells is located in Rutland County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Wells.
- Virginia
- Augusta 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 Virginia community of Wells [Augusta County].
- Wise County
- This Wells is located in Wise County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Wells.
- Washington
- Lincoln 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 Wells [Lincoln County].
- West Virginia
- Marshall 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 West Virginia community of Wells [Marshall County].
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Wells is located in Calumet County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wells that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Wells.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wells ...
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 south)
- Archer is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonniehaven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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 southwest)
- Cairo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canning is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cones is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Continue List (54 more) ...
- Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Edgewater Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewater Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Estuary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Florence Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Florence Villa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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 east)
- Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gary
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gary is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garytown is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Geneva is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Glovers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 west)
- Grove Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Heights
- Grove Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Hawks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hawks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 northeast)
- Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
- Jensen Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jensen Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Jessie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jessie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lewis Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucky Strike is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Lullaby Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lullaby Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lyons is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 north)
- Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Panama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
- Prince
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prince is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Rainbow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salmon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Sparkman Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sparkman Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanner Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thrashers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watch Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
- Zion Height
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From Wells 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 Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wells and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wells 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 7,285 miles [11,724.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wells) 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 Wells, 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 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 Wells 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 Wells 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 Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9660, Longitude: -82.4275 In this case, the coordinates for Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees. |
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