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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hiland Park

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hiland Park

• 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
  • Since Hiland Park is near Washington County and also Gulf County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gulf 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 Hiland Park

Communities Also Named Hiland Park ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Bayou George is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
• Cedar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cove is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Gulf Lagoon Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gulf Lagoon Beach is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Lagoon Beach
• Long Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Long Point is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Lower Grand Lagoon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
• Lynn Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <2>
• Panama City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <2>
• Pretty Bayou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou

How Far From Hiland Park to ...

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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'