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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 Manor Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manor Hills 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 Manor Hills:
    • 28.029100, -82.461800
    • 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 Manor Hills
  • 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 Manor Hills is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Manor Hills

Communities Also Named Manor Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Manor Hills.

Within Florida, the name Manor Hills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Manor Hills [Delaware County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manor Hills ...

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.

  • Castle Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Castle Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Catherine City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Crest Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crest Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Place
  • Curlin Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Curlin Place is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Dill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dill is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Edwards
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Evelyn City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Fannypryde
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fannypryde is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Fern Cliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fern Cliff is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Forest Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Gilberts
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gilberts is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Golden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Golden Park is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Golf View Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Golf View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Golfland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Golfland Park is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Greentree
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Greentree is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Harmony Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Harmony Heights is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Harris Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Harris Branch is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Harvey Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Harvey Heights is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Healthy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Healthy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Hiawatha Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hiawatha Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Joshuas Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Joshuas Bend is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Karen Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Karen Heights is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Kathryn Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kathryn Park is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Little Eleven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Little Eleven is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Little Henry
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Little Henry is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Log Cabin Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Log Cabin Hills is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Marco
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marco is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Mitchell Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mitchell Park is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Otterman
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Otterman is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Palm
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Palm is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Plumnelly
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Plumnelly is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Riverbend is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Shady Nook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shady Nook is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Spring View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Spring View is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Sulphur Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sulphur Hill is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Sulphur Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Susieanna
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Susieanna is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Temple Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Temple Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Tuxedo Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tuxedo Springs is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Tuxedo Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Venetian Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Venetian Park is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Vine Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Vine Park is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Waco
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Waco is located in Hillsborough County
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    • Willow Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Pines is located in Hillsborough County
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How Far From Manor Hills 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 Manor Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Manor Hills 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 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 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 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 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 Manor Hills 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manor Hills) 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 Manor Hills 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 Manor Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0291, Longitude: -82.4618       In this case, the coordinates for Manor Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.836 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.245 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.876 degrees.