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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 Marina Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marina Village 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 Marina Village:
    • 27.781500, -82.421800
    • 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 Marina Village
  • 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 Marina Village ...

We found two communities that share the name Marina Village.

Within Florida, the name Marina Village is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Marina Village is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marina Village that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Marina Village.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall 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 Illinois community of Marina Village [Kendall County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marina Village ...

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.

  • Apollo Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dolphin Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolphin Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin Cove
    • Dolphin Cove is located in Hillsborough County
  • Edgewater Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Flat Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Island
    • Flat Island is located in Hillsborough County
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Hillsborough County
  • Harbour Isles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Isles
    • Harbour Isles is located in Hillsborough County
  • Island Cay
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Cay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cay
    • Island Cay is located in Hillsborough County
  • Island Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Walk
    • Island Walk is located in Hillsborough County
  • Kings Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
    • Kings Lake is located in Hillsborough County
  • Lookout Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Place
    • Lookout Place is located in Hillsborough County

How Far From Marina Village 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 Marina Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Marina Village to Tampa, 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 214 miles [344.4 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marina Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marina Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7815, Longitude: -82.4218       In this case, the coordinates for Marina Village 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 Marina Village 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 Marina Village 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 310.796 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.165 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.913 degrees.




 

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