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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 Manhattan Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manhattan Park 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 Park:
    • 28.067800, -82.568000
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Park is near Pinellas County and also Pasco 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Manhattan Park

Communities Also Named Manhattan Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Manhattan Park.

Within Florida, the name Manhattan Park is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Manhattan Park [Essex County].
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Manhattan Park is located in Westchester County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Manhattan Park that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Manhattan Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manhattan Park ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Casa Blanca is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Copperfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Copperfield is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Country Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Country Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Run
  • Cypress Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress Trace is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Trace
  • Cypress Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Tree is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Tree
  • Eaglebrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
  • Edgewater Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Place
  • Fawn Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
  • Fawn Ridge Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
  • Hammock Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hammock Woods is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Woods
  • Indian Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
  • Indian Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Keystone Crossings
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
    • Lynn Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lake
    • Mandolin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mandolin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
    • Meadowglen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowglen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowglen
    • Native Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Native Woods is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Woods
    • Ocean Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ocean Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Harbor
    • Paddock Trail
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
    • Pebblebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
    • Pine Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rocky Pond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Pond is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pond
    • Rose Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rose Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Harbor
    • Springwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Stonegate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonegate is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Sugarwood Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sugarwood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Grove
    • Tarpon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tarpon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
    • Town Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Town Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
    • Turtle Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
    • Turtle Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Turtle Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Crossing
    • Village Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Village Wood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Wood
    • Villager Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Villager Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villager Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manhattan Park and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Manhattan Park to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 193 miles [310.6 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 812 miles [1,306.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Manhattan Park 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Manhattan Park) 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0678, Longitude: -82.5680       In this case, the coordinates for Manhattan Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.896 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.319 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.902 degrees.