Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about University Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for University Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for University Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for University Heights: University Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named University Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for University Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
University Heights is primarily located in Lehigh County. A portion of University Heights extends into Northampton County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near University Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to University Heights:
- Lehigh County (The home county of University Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Rittersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Friedensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- West Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Coopersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hokendauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Emmaus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Coplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Red Lion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Huffs Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Rittenhouse Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Schofer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Topton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eshbach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Landis Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Hinterleiter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Zionhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Shelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Pullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Steinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Richlandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Riegelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Little Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Palmerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Bowmanstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Kittatinny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Ashfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Parryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Germans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Weissport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Fricks Lock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Kenilworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Parker Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Rossland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Kresgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Appenzell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- McMichael
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Arlington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Stroudsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reeders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware Water Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Stroudsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Palm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Red Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Tylersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Telford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Congo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Seidersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hellertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freemansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Leithsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Lower Saucon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Wassergass
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Wagnerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Andreas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Hughesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Pattenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- West Portal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Baptistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Barbertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Idell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Jutland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Pittstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Raven Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Locktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Stewartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Asbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Brass Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Hazen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Delaware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to University Heights, see our County-by-County Page for University Heights.
Cemeteries Near University Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of University Heights.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for University Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for University Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Emil Zola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudath Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Fountain Hill.
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <2>
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moravian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rittersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Hellertown Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find University Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of University Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Seidersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Friedensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Hellertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rittersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Mountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Lanark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Bingen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingen is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
- Freemansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shimer is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coopersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around University Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around University Heights.
Newspapers Published in University Heights ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around University Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of University Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for University Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to University Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 University Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- University Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |