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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 Hillcrest Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillcrest Heights 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 Hillcrest Heights:
    • 27.824185, -81.533970
    • 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 Hillcrest Heights
  • 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 Hillcrest Heights ...

We found seven communities that share the name Hillcrest Heights.

Within Florida, the name Hillcrest Heights is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Bibb County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Howard County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hillcrest Heights.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the north northeast of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Hillcrest Heights [Anderson County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Salem City
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Salem City and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Hillcrest Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcrest Heights ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Highlands County
  • Cypress Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frostproof
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gordonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Polk County
  • Homeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakeshore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Lake Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Station
    • Mountain Lake Station is located in Polk County
  • Tranquility Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility Park
    • Tranquility Park is located in Polk County
  • Winter Haven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Hillcrest Heights 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 town such as Hillcrest Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillcrest Heights to Bartow, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillcrest Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8242, Longitude: -81.5340       In this case, the coordinates for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hillcrest Heights 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hillcrest Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.335 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.637 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.626 degrees.




 

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