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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 Marian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marian 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 Marian:
- 28.030400, -82.398100
- 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 Marian
- 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 Marian 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 Marian
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marian ...
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.
- Arabian Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arabian Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clearview is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cypress Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cypress Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Elizabeth Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elizabeth Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Court
- Golden Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golden Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kelly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kelly Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
- Linda Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Linda Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Court
- Linda Diane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Linda Diane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Diane
- Lucy Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lucy Dell is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Dell
- Mendoza
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mendoza is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Puritan Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Puritan Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan Heights
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- River Bluffs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Bluffs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluffs
- Royal Greens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Royal Greens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Greens
- Temple Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Temple Bluff is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Bluff
- Temple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Temple Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Crest
- Temple Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Temple Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
- Temple Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Temple Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Knoll
- Temple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Temple Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Park
- Terrace Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Terrace Gables is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gables
- Terrace Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Terrace Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
- Terrace Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Terrace Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Overlook
- Terrace Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Terrace Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Terrace River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terrace River is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace River
- Terrace Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
- Terrace Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Terrace Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Walk
- University Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Square
- Vista Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vista Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Ridge
- Whisper Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whisper Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Cove
How Far From Marian 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 Marian to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marian and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Marian to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Marian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Marian 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 Marian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0304, Longitude: -82.3981 In this case, the coordinates for Marian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.803 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.855 degrees. |
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