|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paradise Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise 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 Paradise Heights:
- 28.623610, -81.543962
- 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 Paradise 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Paradise Heights is near Seminole County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Paradise Heights
Communities Also Named Paradise Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Paradise Heights.
Within Florida, the name Paradise Heights is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Paradise Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Paradise Heights is located in Harford County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Paradise Heights that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Paradise Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise 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.
- Clay Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clay Island is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Island
- Crown Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Fullers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fullers is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lake Apopka
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Apopka is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Apopka
- Lake Butter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Butter is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minorville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Oak Tree Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Tree Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Park
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waits Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waits Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
- Winter Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Paradise 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 community such as Paradise Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Heights and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paradise Heights to Orlando, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paradise Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Paradise 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 Paradise Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6236, Longitude: -81.5440 In this case, the coordinates for Paradise Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.816 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.456 degrees. |
|
|