Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Manavista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manavista and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Manavista

• 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 Manavista:
  • 27.515594, -82.535374
  • 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 Manavista

• 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 Manatee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
  • Since Manavista is near Hillsborough County and also Sarasota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sarasota 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 Manavista

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manavista ...

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 Hammock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Hammock is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
• Erie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Fort Lonely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Lonely is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lonely
• Foxleigh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Foxleigh is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxleigh
• Fullers Earth
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fullers Earth is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Earth
• Longbeach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Longbeach is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
• Longboat Key
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Longboat Key is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Key
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longboat Key <1>
• Lorraine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lorraine is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Manatee
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Manatee is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee
• Piney Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Piney Point is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Sun City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sun City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <1>
• Winding Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Winding Creek is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

How Far From Manavista 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 Manavista to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manavista and extending to:

• Bradenton, which is the Seat of Manatee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Manavista to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'