Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Williams Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williams Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Williams Crossing
- 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 Williams Crossing:
- 27.975000, -82.319800
- 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 Williams Crossing
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Williams Crossing is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Williams Crossing ...
We found three communities that share the name Williams Crossing.
Within Florida, the name Williams Crossing is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Williams Crossing is located in New London County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Williams Crossing that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Williams Crossing.
- Indiana
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Williams Crossing [Morgan County].
- Michigan
- Alger County
- This Williams Crossing is located in Alger County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the north of the Williams Crossing that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Williams Crossing.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Crossing ...
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.
- American Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
- American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Big Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Carriage Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
- Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Cash Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
- Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Dixie View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie View
- Dixie View is located in Hillsborough County
- Eden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Eleven Mile Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Mile Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
- Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Fishers Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
- Fishers Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Gold Coast
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Coast have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
- Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County
- Greenewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hollowtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Jacobs Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jolly Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
- Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Keebler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Kennedy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
- Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Krebs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lakeview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Mango
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango
- Mango is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mango <4>
- Mango Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mango Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
- Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Mango Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mango Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
- Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Mirror Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Mirror Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Orangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Parsons Reserve
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Raven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Oaks
- Raven Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Sixmile Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Creek
- Sixmile Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Tangelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Timber Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jacobs Place
How Far From Williams Crossing 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 Williams Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Crossing 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 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Williams Crossing 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 812 miles [1,306.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williams Crossing. 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> | 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- Williams Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williams Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9750, Longitude: -82.3198 In this case, the coordinates for Williams Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Williams Crossing 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Williams Crossing 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 310.757 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.147 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.841 degrees. |