Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suburban Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suburban Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Suburban Heights
- 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 Suburban Heights:
- 29.668023, -82.391495
- 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 Suburban 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since Suburban Heights is near Bradford County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Suburban Heights ...
We found four communities that share the name Suburban Heights.
Within Florida, the name Suburban Heights is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Suburban Heights that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Suburban Heights.
- Illinois
- Washington 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 Illinois community of Suburban Heights [Washington County].
- Kansas
- Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Suburban Heights [Montgomery County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Suburban Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Suburban Heights that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Suburban Heights.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suburban 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.
- Clinch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Green Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Alachua County
- J S Sanchez and Others Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for J S Sanchez and Others Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J S Sanchez and Others Grant
- J S Sanchez and Others Grant is located in Alachua County
- John H McIntosh Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
- John H McIntosh Grant is located in Alachua County
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Riceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Robinson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
- Robinswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Robinswood is located in Alachua County
- Rocky Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
- Ruthland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Suburban 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 Suburban Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suburban Heights and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Suburban Heights to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suburban Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Suburban Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suburban Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6680, Longitude: -82.3915 In this case, the coordinates for Suburban 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 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 Suburban 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Suburban 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 310.913 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.56 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.503 degrees. |