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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 Hiland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiland Park 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 Hiland Park:
    • 30.201034, -85.626871
    • 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 Hiland Park
  • 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 Hiland Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Hiland Park.

Within Florida, the name Hiland Park is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Hiland Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • This Hiland Park is located in Hampton City and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hiland Park that is located in Bay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Hiland Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiland Park ...

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.

  • Bayou George
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
    • Bayou George is located in Bay County
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
  • Cook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Bay County
  • Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Bay County
  • Gulf Lagoon Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Lagoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Lagoon Beach
    • Gulf Lagoon Beach is located in Bay County
  • Long Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Long Point is located in Bay County
  • Lower Grand Lagoon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
    • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
  • Lynn Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Panama City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pretty Bayou
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County

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

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

  • Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hiland Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 773 miles [1,244 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

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' (or 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- Hiland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hiland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2010, Longitude: -85.6269       In this case, the coordinates for Hiland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hiland Park 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 312.748 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.757 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.521 degrees.









 

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