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 Robinson Heights:
27.870400, -82.520400
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.
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:
We found two communities that share the name Robinson Heights.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Robinson Heights.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Robinson Heights in the United States.
Communities Located In Florida ...
Alachua County
This Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north of the Robinson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Robinson Heights.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
North Carolina
Pitt County
This Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Robinson Heights that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Robinson Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinson 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.
Colony Key (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Key have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Tropical Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
How Far From Robinson Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Robinson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robinson Heights and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Robinson Heights to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinson Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robinson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8704, Longitude: -82.5204 In this case, the coordinates for Robinson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
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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.
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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 Robinson Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.855 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.245 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.927 degrees.