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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 Biltmore:
30.287739, -81.735376
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We found six communities that are also named Biltmore.
Within Florida, the name Biltmore is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Biltmore is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west of the Biltmore that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Biltmore.
North Carolina
Buncombe County
This Biltmore is located in Buncombe County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north of the Biltmore that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Biltmore.
Pitt County
This Biltmore is located in Pitt County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the north northeast of the Biltmore that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Biltmore.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Biltmore is located in Greenville County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north of the Biltmore that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Biltmore.
Tennessee
Carter County
This Biltmore is located in Carter County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north of the Biltmore that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Biltmore.
Virginia
Henrico County
This Biltmore is located in Henrico County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Biltmore that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Biltmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Biltmore ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Biltmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Biltmore and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Biltmore to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Biltmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Biltmore 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 Biltmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2877, Longitude: -81.7354 In this case, the coordinates for Biltmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.592 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.276 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.14 degrees.