Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amanda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amanda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amanda
- 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 Amanda:
- 27.699500, -82.435900
- 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 Amanda
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Amanda is near Manatee County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Manatee County
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Amanda ...
We found seven communities that share the name Amanda.
Within Florida, the name Amanda is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Butler 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 Ohio community of Amanda [Butler County].
- Fairfield County
- This Amanda is located in Fairfield County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the north of the Amanda that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Amanda.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amanda ...
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.
- College Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Chase
- College Chase is located in Hillsborough County
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Gulf City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
- Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
- Gull Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gull Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Haven
- Gull Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Kims Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Leon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Manatee Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Harbor
- Manatee Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Mays
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Netherland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherland
- Netherland is located in Hillsborough County
- Pelican Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Pelican Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Pirates Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirates Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Point
- Pirates Point is located in Hillsborough County
- River Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Hillsborough County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sable Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sable Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Cove
- Sable Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Sandpiper Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandpiper Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Point
- Sandpiper Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Shooks Folly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooks Folly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Folly
- Shooks Folly is located in Hillsborough County
- Solitude
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Twin Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Winding Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Winding Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Wolf Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Branch
- Wolf Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Sable Cove
How Far From Amanda 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 Amanda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amanda and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Amanda to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amanda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amanda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amanda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.6995, Longitude: -82.4359 In this case, the coordinates for Amanda 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Amanda 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Amanda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.934 degrees. |