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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Florence Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florence Hill 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 Florence Hill:
- 32.673189, -97.015285
- 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 Florence Hill
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Florence Hill is near Tarrant County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis 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 Florence Hill
Communities Also Named Florence Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Florence Hill.
Within Texas, the name Florence Hill is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This Florence Hill is located in Esmeralda County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence Hill that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of Florence Hill.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Florence Hill is located in Oneida County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Florence Hill that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Florence Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Florence Hill ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Grand Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kingswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingswood is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Oak Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Pleasant Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sublett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- University Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Florence Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Florence Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Florence Hill and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Florence Hill to Dallas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,732 miles [12,443.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Florence Hill) 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 Florence Hill 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 Florence Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6732, Longitude: -97.0153 In this case, the coordinates for Florence Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.073 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.769 degrees. |
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