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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 Marco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marco and the surrounding area.
- 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 Marco:
- 28.007800, -82.472700
- 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 Marco
- 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 Marco 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 Marco
Communities Also Named Marco ...
We found eight communities that are also named Marco.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named Marco.
Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Collier County
- This Marco is located in Collier County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Marco that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Marco.
- Lee 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 Florida community of Marco [Lee County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jasper 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 Georgia community of Marco [Jasper County].
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Marco is located in Greene County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marco that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Marco.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marco that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Marco.
- Manitoba
- This Marco lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marco that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Marco is located in Stoddard County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marco that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Marco.
- Texas
- McCulloch County
- This Marco is located in McCulloch County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marco that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of Marco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marco ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Catherine City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
- Citrus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Crest Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crest Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Place
- Curlin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Curlin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlin Place
- Dorothy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dorothy Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Park
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Egypt Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Egypt Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Lake
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Evelyn City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
- Fannypryde
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fannypryde is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannypryde
- Georgia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Georgia Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Park
- Continue List (44 more) ...
- Gilberts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilberts is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golden Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Greentree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greentree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Harmony Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Harris Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harris Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Branch
- Headford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Headford is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headford
- Healthy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Healthy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healthy Hill
- Hiawatha Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hiawatha Highlands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Highlands
- Homelands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Homelands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Idle Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Idle Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Forest
- Idle Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Idle Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Grove Park
- Karen Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Karen Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Heights
- Lake View Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Lake View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
- Little Eleven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Eleven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eleven
- Little Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Henry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Henry
- Manor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Manor Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hills
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mitchell Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mitchell Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Park
- Mooreland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail
- Orange Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palm is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Plumnelly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plumnelly is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumnelly
- Record Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- River Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverbend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rose
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rose is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shady Nook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Nook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Spring View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Susieanna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Susieanna is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susieanna
- Tropical Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tropical Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Gardens
- Tuxedo Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tuxedo Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Springs
- Venetian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Venetian Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Park
- Vine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Park
- Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Willow Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pines
How Far From Marco to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marco and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Marco 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 814 miles [1,310 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 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marco 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 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 Marco 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 Marco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0078, Longitude: -82.4727 In this case, the coordinates for Marco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.883 degrees. |
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