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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 Maryland Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maryland Manor 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 Maryland Manor:
    • 27.913900, -82.514000
    • 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 Maryland Manor
  • 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 Maryland Manor is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Maryland Manor

Communities Also Named Maryland Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Maryland Manor.

Within Florida, the name Maryland Manor is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Maryland Manor is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maryland Manor that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Maryland Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maryland Manor ...

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.

  • Ball
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ball is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Bonnie Brae
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Carol Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Carol Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Shores
  • Elenor Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Elenor Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor Place
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Golf View Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Golf View Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Park
  • Golf View Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Golf View Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Place
  • Gray Gables
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
  • Harbor Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harbor Shores is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
  • Ida Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ida Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Heights
  • Jean Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jean Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Place
  • Jenkins
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jenkins is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Kelloggs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kelloggs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs
    • Knights Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
    • Live Oak Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Live Oak Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Place
    • Louis Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Louis Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Place
    • Madrid
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Madrid is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Minneola
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Minneola is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
    • Nix
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Nix is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Occident
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Occident is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Overlook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Palm Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Palm Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Park
    • Palm Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Palm Way is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Way
    • Picadilly
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Picadilly is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picadilly
    • Rattlesnake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
    • Regency Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Regency Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cove
    • Seabreeze
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Seabreeze is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
    • Seldomridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Seldomridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldomridge
    • Stephanie Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stephanie Way is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephanie Way
    • Stonehouse
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stonehouse is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehouse
    • Stoney Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Sunset Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Camp
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunset Camp is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Camp
    • Sunset Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunset Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Virginia Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Virginia Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
    • Wood Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Grove

How Far From Maryland Manor 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 Maryland Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Maryland Manor 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 821 miles [1,321.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Maryland Manor) 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 Maryland Manor 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 Maryland Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9139, Longitude: -82.5140       In this case, the coordinates for Maryland Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.855 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.251 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.916 degrees.