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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 Aurora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aurora 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 Aurora:
- 27.994700, -82.450100
- 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 Aurora
- 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 Aurora 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 Aurora
Communities Also Named Aurora ...
We found 43 communities that are also named Aurora.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Aurora.
Beyond Florida, we know of 42 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 43 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Brevard County
- This Aurora is located in Brevard County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the east of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Aurora.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Aurora is located in Etowah County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Aurora.
- Alaska
- This Aurora lies 3,758 miles [6,047.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Aurora is located in Madison County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Aurora.
- California
- Stanislaus County
- This Aurora is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Aurora.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Aurora is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Aurora.
- Georgia
- Lumpkin 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 Georgia community of Aurora [Lumpkin County].
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Aurora is located in Kane County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Aurora.
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Aurora is located in Dearborn County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the north of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Aurora.
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- This Aurora is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Aurora.
- Keokuk County
- This Aurora is located in Keokuk County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Aurora.
- Kansas
- Clark 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 Kansas community of Aurora [Clark County].
- Cloud County
- This Aurora is located in Cloud County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Aurora.
- Coffey 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 Kansas community of Aurora [Coffey County].
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Aurora [Cowley County].
- Jewell 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 Kansas community of Aurora [Jewell County].
- Norton 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 Kansas community of Aurora [Norton County].
- Osage 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 Kansas community of Aurora [Osage County].
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Aurora is located in Marshall County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Aurora.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Aurora is located in Hancock County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Aurora.
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Aurora is located in Gogebic County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Aurora.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Aurora is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Aurora.
- Steele 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 Minnesota community of Aurora [Steele County].
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Aurora is located in Lawrence County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Aurora.
- Nebraska
- Hamilton County
- This Aurora is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Aurora.
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Aurora [Mineral County].
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Aurora.
- Mora 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 New Mexico community of Aurora [Mora County].
- San Miguel County
- This Aurora is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Aurora.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Aurora is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Aurora.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Aurora is located in Beaufort County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Aurora.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Aurora is located in Portage County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the north of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Aurora.
- Ontario
- This Aurora lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the north of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This Aurora is located in Marion County and lies 2,496 miles [4,016.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Aurora.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford 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 Pennsylvania community of Aurora [Bradford County].
- South Dakota
- Brookings County
- This Aurora is located in Brookings County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brookings County community of Aurora.
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Aurora.
- Wise County
- This Aurora is located in Wise County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Aurora.
- Utah
- Sevier County
- This Aurora is located in Sevier County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Aurora.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Aurora is located in Preston County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the north of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Aurora.
- Wisconsin
- Florence County
- This Aurora is located in Florence County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Aurora.
- Washington County
- This Aurora is located in Washington County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km] to the north northwest of the Aurora that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Aurora.
- Wyoming
- Carbon 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 Wyoming community of Aurora [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aurora ...
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.
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Blue Moon Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Moon Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon Court
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonniehaven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bryans is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canning is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Catherine City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Central Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Citrus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cones is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Crabcake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crabcake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabcake
- Crest Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crest Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Place
- Curlin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Curlin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlin Place
- Dorothy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Erin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eureka is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Evelyn City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
- Fannypryde
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fannypryde is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannypryde
- Fern Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fern Cliff is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Cliff
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Francis is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Gilberts
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gilberts is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
- Golden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Goodwater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grand View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Harmony Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmony Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Harris Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Branch
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Headford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Hiawatha Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hiawatha Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Highlands
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Hill Top Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hill Top Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Heights
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Homestead is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ida is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Independence Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Independence Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewis Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Maine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Park
- Manor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Marco
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marco is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Marie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mattie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mooreland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Nebraska Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nebraska Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Oak Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Palm is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Panama is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peeler Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pierce is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Plumnelly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plumnelly is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumnelly
- Prince
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prince is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Record Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- River Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverbend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rose
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shady Nook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Nook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Spring View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Susieanna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Susieanna is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susieanna
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tanner Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thrashers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Tripoli Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tripoli Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Place
- Tuxedo Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tuxedo Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Springs
- Unity Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Unity Circle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Circle
- Vine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Park
- Vista Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vista Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Bonita
- Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Willow Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pines
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Zion Height
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From Aurora 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 Aurora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aurora 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 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Aurora 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 814 miles [1,310 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 6,616 miles [10,647.4 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 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Aurora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Aurora 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> | 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 Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Aurora 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 Aurora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9947, Longitude: -82.4501 In this case, the coordinates for Aurora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.828 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.23 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.879 degrees. |
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