Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mandolin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mandolin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mandolin
- 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 Mandolin:
- 28.064400, -82.616600
- 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 Mandolin
- 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 Mandolin 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 Mandolin ...
We found one communities that share the name Mandolin.
Within Florida, the name Mandolin is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Mandolin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mandolin ...
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.
- Casa Blanca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
- Copperfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
- Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Eaglebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Edgewater Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
- Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Fawn Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Fawn Ridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Indian Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Indian Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Keystone Crossings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Crossings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
- Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Julia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Julia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
- Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
- Lane Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Farms
- Lane Farms is located in Hillsborough County
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- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County
- Nine Eagles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Eagles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Eagles
- Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough County
- Ocean Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
- Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Pebblebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Rose Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
- Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Saltmarsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Tarpon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Town Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Villager Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villager Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place
- Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Wood Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook
How Far From Mandolin 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 Mandolin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mandolin and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mandolin to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mandolin. 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> | 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 Mandolin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mandolin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mandolin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0644, Longitude: -82.6166 In this case, the coordinates for Mandolin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mandolin 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 310.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.348 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.918 degrees. |