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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Park City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park City 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 Park City:
    • 27.943900, -82.487200
    • 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 Park City
  • 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 Park City ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Park City.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Park City.

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

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Broward County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Park City [Broward County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Park City is located in Baldwin County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Park City.
    • Colorado
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Park City.
      • Park County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Park City [Park County].
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Park City is located in Walker County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Park City.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Park City is located in Lake County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Park City.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Park City is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Park City.
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Park City is located in Barren County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Park City.
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Park City [Newaygo County].
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 2,052 miles [3,302.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Park City.
      • Stillwater County
      • This Park City is located in Stillwater County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km] to the northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stillwater County community of Park City.
      • Yellowstone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Park City [Yellowstone County].
    • New Mexico
      • Socorro County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Socorro County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Park City.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Park City is located in Florence County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Park City.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Park City is located in Knox County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the north of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Park City.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Park City is located in Lincoln County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the north northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Park City.
    • Utah
      • Summit County
      • This Park City is located in Summit County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Park City that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Park City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park City ...

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.

  • Bonnie Brae
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
  • Caruthers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caruthers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
    • Caruthers is located in Hillsborough County
  • Casey
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
    • Casey is located in Hillsborough County
  • Courier City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courier City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
    • Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Dills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
    • Dills is located in Hillsborough County
  • Dixie
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Hillsborough County
  • Edison Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
    • Edison Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Elenor Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elenor Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
    • Elenor Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Fishers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
    • Fishers is located in Hillsborough County
  • Goldmine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldmine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
    • Goldmine is located in Hillsborough County
  • Golf View Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
    • Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Golf View Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
    • Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Gray Gables
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
      • Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
    • Havana
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Hillsborough County
    • Hick
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick
      • Hick is located in Hillsborough County
    • Highway Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
      • Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Horizon Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Place
      • Horizon Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Ida Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
      • Ida Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jean Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
      • Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Kelloggs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelloggs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
      • Kelloggs is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lamb
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
      • Lamb is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lincoln
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lincoln Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
      • Lincoln Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lincoln Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
      • Lincoln Square is located in Hillsborough County
    • Live Oak Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
      • Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Louis Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
      • Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Luna Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Park
      • Luna Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Madrid
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Hillsborough County
    • Masons
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
      • Masons is located in Hillsborough County
    • Michigan Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Heights
      • Michigan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Michigan Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park
      • Michigan Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Minneola
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
      • Minneola is located in Hillsborough County
    • Near Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Near Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Near Bay
      • Near Bay is located in Hillsborough County
    • Oriole
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
      • Oriole is located in Hillsborough County
    • Palm Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
      • Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Palm Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
      • Palm Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Picadilly
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picadilly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
      • Picadilly is located in Hillsborough County
    • Riverwoods
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
      • Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Seabreeze
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
      • Seabreeze is located in Hillsborough County
    • Seldomridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seldomridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
      • Seldomridge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Stonehouse
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
      • Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
    • Terra Nova
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Nova have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
      • Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
    • Triangle Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triangle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Heights
      • Triangle Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Wood Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove
      • Wood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
    • Woodlawn Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • 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 Park City to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>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 818 miles [1,316.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Park City 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.
<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- Park City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9439, Longitude: -82.4872       In this case, the coordinates for Park City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Park City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Park City 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 310.843 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.242 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.901 degrees.









 

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