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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Manhattan Manor.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Manhattan Manor:
    • 27.900400, -82.516400<1>
    • 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 Manhattan Manor
  • 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 Manhattan Manor is near Pinellas County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Manhattan Manor

Communities Also Named Manhattan Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Manhattan Manor.

Within Florida, the name Manhattan Manor is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Manhattan Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Manhattan Manor, Anne Arundel County
      • This Manhattan Manor is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Manhattan Manor that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Manhattan Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manhattan Manor ...

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 north)
    • Ball is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Bonnie Brae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bonnie Brae is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Carol Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Carol Shores is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
  • Caruthers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caruthers is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
  • Casey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Casey is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Colony Key
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Colony Key is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Key
  • Crescent Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent Park is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
  • Elenor Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Elenor Place is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Park is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fosterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fosterville is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Friendship Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
  • Golf View Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Golf View Park is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Golf View Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Golf View Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
    • Gray Gables
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Gables is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
    • Half Way Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Half Way Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way Place
    • Harbor Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Harbor Shores is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
    • Ida Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ida Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
    • Jean Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jean Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
    • Jenkins
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jenkins is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Kelloggs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kelloggs is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
    • Knights Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Knights Landing is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
    • Live Oak Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Live Oak Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
    • Louis Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Louis Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
    • Luna Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Luna Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Park
    • Madrid
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Madrid is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Meadowlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowlawn is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn
    • Minneola
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Minneola is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
    • Near Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Near Bay is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Near Bay
    • Nix
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Nix is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Oak Shadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Shadows is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
    • Occident
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Occident is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Overlook is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Palm Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Palm Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
    • Palm Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Palm Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
    • Palm Way
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Palm Way is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
    • Picadilly
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Picadilly is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
    • Rattlesnake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rattlesnake is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
    • Regency Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Regency Cove is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
    • Robinson Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Robinson Heights is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
    • Rocky Shore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Shore is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Shore
    • Ronnie Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ronnie Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Place
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rosedale is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Seabreeze
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Seabreeze is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
    • Seldomridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Seldomridge is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
    • Shell Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shell Point is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
    • Skinners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Skinners is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
    • Speedway Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Speedway Place is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway Place
    • Stephanie Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stephanie Way is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
    • Stonehouse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stonehouse is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
    • Stoney Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Point is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Sunset
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunset Beach is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Camp
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunset Camp is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
    • Sunset Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunset Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Temple Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Temple Square is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Square
    • Treasure Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Treasure Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Park
    • Tropical Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tropical Pines is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Pines
    • Tropical Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tropical Terrace is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Terrace
    • Virginia Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Virginia Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
    • Wood Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wood Grove is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove

How Far From Manhattan Manor 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 included the distance from a community such as Manhattan Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manhattan Manor 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]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Manhattan Manor to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Manhattan Manor:
     Decimal: 27.90040, -82.516400
     DDMMSS: 27° 54' 1", -82° 30' 59"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Manhattan Manor) 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 Manhattan Manor 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 Manhattan Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9004, Longitude: -82.5164       In this case, the coordinates for Manhattan Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.855 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.25 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.919 degrees.