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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Jackson Heights.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jackson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Jackson Heights:
- 27.975700, -82.424700<1>
- 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 Jackson Heights
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Jackson Heights is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Jackson Heights
Communities Also Named Jackson Heights ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Jackson Heights.
Within Florida, the name Jackson Heights is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson Heights, Colbert County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Colbert County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Jackson Heights.
- Jackson Heights, Mobile County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Mobile County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the west northwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Jackson Heights.
- Arkansas
- Jackson Heights, Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Jackson Heights [Pulaski County].
- Georgia
- Jackson Heights, Bibb County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Bibb County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the north of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Jackson Heights.
- Jackson Heights, Dougherty County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the north northwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Jackson Heights.
- Jackson Heights, Wilkes County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Wilkes County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the north of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Jackson Heights.
- Illinois
- Jackson Heights, Madison 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 Illinois community of Jackson Heights [Madison County].
- New York
- Jackson Heights, Queens County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Queens County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Jackson Heights.
- North Carolina
- Jackson Heights, Lenoir County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Lenoir County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Jackson Heights.
- Ohio
- Jackson Heights, Jackson County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Jackson County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the north of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jackson Heights.
- Jackson Heights, Jefferson County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the north of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jackson Heights.
- Ontario
- This Jackson Heights lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<2> to the north of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Tennessee
- Jackson Heights, Hamblen County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Hamblen County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the north of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Jackson Heights.
- Jackson Heights, Maury County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Maury County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the north northwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Jackson Heights.
- Jackson Heights, Rutherford 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 Tennessee community of Jackson Heights [Rutherford County].
- Virginia
- Jackson Heights, Lynchburg City
- This Jackson Heights is located in Lynchburg City and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Jackson Heights.
- West Virginia
- Jackson Heights, Lewis County
- This Jackson Heights is located in Lewis County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the north of the Jackson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Jackson Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson 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.
- Archer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Archer is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonita is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonniehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonniehaven is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonniehaven
- Bryans
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bryans is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffalo is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffalo Gardens is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Canning
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canning is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Central Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central Court is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Court
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central Village is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Cones
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cones is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eastern Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emma Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Enterprise is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Erin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erin Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Place
- Estuary
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Estuary is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estuary
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eureka is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Florence Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Florence Villa is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Villa
- Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Francis is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendship is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gardenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gardenville is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gary
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gary is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Garytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garytown is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garytown
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Geneva is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Georgia Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Georgia Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgia Terrace is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
- Glovers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glovers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers
- Goodwater
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodwater is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grand View is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Hill Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Hawks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hawks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hazard is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Headford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Headford is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- High Ridge is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- High School Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland View is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homestead is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Ida
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ida is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Jessie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jessie Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Heights
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Petite is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lewis Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Cuba is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucky Strike
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lucky Strike is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Strike
- Lullaby Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lullaby Pines is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
- Marie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marie is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marie Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mattie is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mossy Oaks is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murray is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Nebraska Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nebraska Park is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska Park
- Oak Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Tree is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Panama is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peeler Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pierce is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Prince
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prince is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Rainbow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainbow Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salmon is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shadowlawn is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shady Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Rest is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver Moon is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Sparkman Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sparkman Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Place
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunnyside is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunray Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunray Hills is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Hills
- Tanner Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanner Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Place
- Thrashers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thrashers is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers
- Tradewinds
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tradewinds is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Tripoli Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tripoli Place is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Place
- Unity Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Unity Circle is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Circle
- Vista Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vista Bonita is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Bonita
- Watch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watch Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodland Terrace is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zephyr Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
- Zion Height
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Height is also located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From Jackson 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 included the distance from a community such as Jackson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jackson Heights and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Jackson Heights to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Jackson Heights:
Decimal: 27.97570, -82.424700
DDMMSS: 27° 58' 32", -82° 25' 28" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Jackson 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. |
| <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 Jackson Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9757, Longitude: -82.4247 In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.211 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.875 degrees. |
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