Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mingo Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mingo Manor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mingo Manor
- 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 Mingo Manor:
- 28.024300, -82.268600
- 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 Mingo 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Mingo Manor is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mingo 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.
- All Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - American Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
- American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Cash Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
- Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Cousins Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cousins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Corner
- Cousins Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Dickey
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Graystone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Green Pastures
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jess Walden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jess Walden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
- Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jolly Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
- Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
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- June Bloom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for June Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bloom
- June Bloom is located in Hillsborough County
- Kennedy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Hill
- Kennedy Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Kenny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Kingsway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lake Weeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
- Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lone Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lynn Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mango Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mango Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
- Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Parsons Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
- Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Riverleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Shady Stables
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Stables have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
- Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
- Shangri La
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shangri La have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
- Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
- Stonelake Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonelake Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
- Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Stoney Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Straits
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sunny Slopes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slopes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
- Ye Little Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ye Little Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ye Little Wood
- Ye Little Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- June Bloom
How Far From Mingo Manor 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 Mingo Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mingo Manor and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mingo Manor to Tampa, with an average speed<3> 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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mingo Manor. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Mingo Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mingo Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0243, Longitude: -82.2686 In this case, the coordinates for Mingo Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mingo Manor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.734 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.126 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.815 degrees. |