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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 Manatee Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manatee Harbor 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 Manatee Harbor:
- 27.707331, -82.465805
- 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 Manatee Harbor
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Manatee Harbor is near Manatee County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Manatee Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manatee Harbor ...
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.
- Amanda
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amanda is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- College Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- College Chase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Chase
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Gulf City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gull Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gull Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Haven
- Kims Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kims Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kims Cove
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Mays
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Netherland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Netherland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherland
- Pelican Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pelican Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Pirates Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pirates Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Point
- River Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sable Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sable Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Cove
- Sandpiper Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandpiper Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Point
- Solitude
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Sun City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
- Winding Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winding Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Wolf Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Branch
How Far From Manatee Harbor 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 Manatee Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manatee Harbor and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Manatee Harbor to Tampa, 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 five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 218 miles [350.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Manatee Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Manatee Harbor 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 Manatee Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7073, Longitude: -82.4658 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.942 degrees. |
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