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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 Mannville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mannville 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 Mannville:
    • 29.628857, -81.868145
    • 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 Mannville
  • 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 Mannville ...

We found three communities that share the name Mannville.

Within Florida, the name Mannville is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Mannville lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mannville that is located in Putnam County.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Mannville [Albany County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Mannville [Marathon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mannville ...

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.

  • Edgar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Florahome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Francis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Hog Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Valley
    • Hog Valley is located in Marion County
  • Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Putnam County
  • Lands End Ranch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lands End Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End Ranch
    • Lands End Ranch is located in Putnam County
  • Orange Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Rodman is located in Putnam County

How Far From Mannville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mannville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mannville to Palatka, with an average speed<5> 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mannville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mannville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mannville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6289, Longitude: -81.8681       In this case, the coordinates for Mannville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mannville 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mannville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.628 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.226 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.337 degrees.









 

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