Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heritage Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Harbor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heritage Harbor
- 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 Heritage Harbor:
- 28.165100, -82.505100
- 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 Heritage Harbor
- 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 Heritage Harbor is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Heritage Harbor ...
We found one communities that share the name Heritage Harbor.
Within Florida, the name Heritage Harbor is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Heritage Harbor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Heritage Harbor [Anne Arundel County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Harbor ...
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.
- Candlelight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlelight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Candlelight is located in Hillsborough County
- Catherine Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Park
- Catherine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Coopers Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopers Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Crystal Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Crystal Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadows
- Cypress Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Eagle Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Crest
- Eagle Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elysian Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysian Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
- Elysian Fields is located in Hillsborough County
- Fern Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Garden Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Heritage Harbor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor Village
- Heritage Harbor Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Holly Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lane
- Holly Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jessies Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessies Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessies Place
- Jessies Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Charles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Keen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Lakeshore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Marilyn Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marilyn Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Reflections
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reflections have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reflections
- Reflections is located in Hillsborough County
- Sapphire Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Lake
- Sapphire Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunny Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Pines
- Sunny Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Triple Lake Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triple Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lake Shores
- Triple Lake Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Triple Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triple Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Triple Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Tropical Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Lakes
- Tropical Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Elysian Fields
How Far From Heritage Harbor 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 Heritage Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Heritage Harbor and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heritage Harbor to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heritage Harbor. 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: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Heritage Harbor 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Heritage Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heritage Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1651, Longitude: -82.5051 In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Heritage Harbor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.87 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.862 degrees. |