Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Madrid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madrid and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Madrid
- 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 Madrid:
- 27.919600, -82.491400
- 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 Madrid
- 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 Madrid is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Madrid ...
We found ten communities that share the name Madrid.
Within Florida, the name Madrid is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madrid ...
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.
- Ball
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Beans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
- Carol Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
- Carol Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Caruthers
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Casey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Colony Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Key have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Key
- Colony Key is located in Hillsborough County
- Courier City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courier City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
- Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Edison Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Park
- Edison Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Elenor Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elenor Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
- Elenor Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Continue List (56 more) ...
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Friendship Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Goldmine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Golf View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
- Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Golf View Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
- Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Gray Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
- Half Way Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Way Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way Place
- Half Way Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Harbor Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
- Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Harbour Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Court
- Harbour Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Havana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Hick
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Highway Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park
- Highway Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Ida Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
- Ida Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Island Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Place
- Island Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jean Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
- Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jenkins
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Kelloggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Knights Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lincoln Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Lincoln Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Live Oak Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
- Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Louis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
- Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Luna Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Masons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Minneola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Near Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Nix
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Oak Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
- Oak Shadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Occident
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Oriole
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Palm Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Palm Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Park City
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Picadilly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Rattlesnake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
- Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
- Regency Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
- Regency Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Ronnie Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronnie Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
- Ronnie Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Seabreeze
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Seldomridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seldomridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
- Seldomridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Shell Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Shell Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Speedway Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speedway Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Place
- Speedway Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Stephanie Way
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephanie Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
- Stephanie Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Stonehouse
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
- Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
- Stoney Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunset Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
- Sunset Camp is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunset Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Temple Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Square
- Temple Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Terra Nova
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Nova have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova
- Terra Nova is located in Hillsborough County
- Tropical Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Terrace
- Tropical Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Virginia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
- Virginia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Wood Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove
- Wood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Woodlawn Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Forest Park
How Far From Madrid 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 Madrid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madrid and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Madrid to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madrid. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Madrid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madrid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9196, Longitude: -82.4914 In this case, the coordinates for Madrid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Madrid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Madrid 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Madrid 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 310.844 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.239 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.907 degrees. |