Bowman Heights

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Bowman Heights
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°58′5″N82°28′44″W / 27.96806°N 82.47889°W / 27.96806; -82.47889 Coordinates: 27°58′5″N82°28′44″W / 27.96806°N 82.47889°W / 27.96806; -82.47889
Country United States
State Florida
County Hillsborough
City Tampa
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Bowman Heights is a neighborhood within the district of West Tampa, which represents District 6 of the Tampa City Council. [1] Demographically, The neighborhood did not report separately.

Tampa City Council

The Tampa City Council is the legislative body of the municipal government of the U.S. city of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida. The City Council consists of seven members, each representing one of seven corresponding districts from which they were elected. City Council, as the city's legislative branch, is responsible for enacting ordinances and resolutions administered by the corresponding executive branch, the Mayor of Tampa.

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Geography

Bowman Heights is located at latitude 27.968 north and longitude 82.479 west. The elevation is 20 feet above sea level. [2] Bowman Heights' boundaries include the Hillsborough River to the east, Howard Avenue to the west, and Columbus Drive to the north. [3]

Elevation Height of a geographic location above a fixed reference point

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface . The term elevation is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface.

Hillsborough River (Florida) river in the United States of America

The Hillsborough River is a river located in the state of Florida in the United States. It arises in the Green Swamp near the juncture of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties, and flows 60 miles (97 km) through Pasco and Hillsborough Counties to an outlet in the city of Tampa on Tampa Bay. It includes 4 nature trails extending for over seven miles, making it perfect for hikers. The name Hillsborough River first appeared on a British map in 1769. At the time, the Earl of Hillsborough was the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, and thus controlled the pensions of the surveyors working in the American colonies, which included East Florida.

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References

  1. "District 6". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  2. Bowman Heights populated profile
  3. About Bowman Heights