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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 Hibernia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hibernia and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hibernia:
    • 30.065241, -81.697593
    • 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 Hibernia
  • 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 Hibernia ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Hibernia.

Within Florida, the name Hibernia is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Hibernia.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Hibernia is located in Clark County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hibernia that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Hibernia.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hibernia is located in Montgomery County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the north northwest of the Hibernia that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hibernia.
    • Kentucky
      • Larue 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 Hibernia [Larue County].
      • Taylor County
      • This Hibernia is located in Taylor County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hibernia that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Hibernia.
    • Missouri
      • Callaway 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 Hibernia [Callaway County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Hibernia.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Hibernia is located in Morris County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hibernia that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Hibernia.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Hibernia is located in Dutchess County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hibernia that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Hibernia.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Hibernia lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hibernia that is located in Clay County.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hibernia [Franklin County].
    • South Carolina
      • Saluda County
      • This Hibernia is located in Saluda County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the north of the Hibernia that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Hibernia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hibernia ...

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.

  • Doctors Inlet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fellowship Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Park
    • Fellowship Park is located in Clay County
  • Fruit Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Cove Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
    • Holly Point is located in Clay County
  • Joseph Summerland Grant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Summerland Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Summerland Grant
    • Joseph Summerland Grant is located in Duval County
  • Magnolia Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
    • Magnolia Springs is located in Clay County
  • Marshall Plantation ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Plantation
    • Marshall Plantation is located in Duval County
  • Orange Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Orangedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
    • Orangedale is located in Saint Johns County
  • Pass Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pass Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Station
    • Pass Station is located in Clay County
  • Rideout
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rideout have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout
    • Rideout is located in Clay County
  • Switzerland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
    • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County

How Far From Hibernia 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 Hibernia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hibernia and extending to:

  • Green Cove Springs, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hibernia to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6>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 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hibernia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hibernia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Hibernia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hibernia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0652, Longitude: -81.6976       In this case, the coordinates for Hibernia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hibernia 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Hibernia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.56 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.208 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.18 degrees.









 

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