Where is the villages
Where is The Villages, Florida
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hi everybody hello there Jerry
he does know where the village is
newcomers and we've got a show for you
today to answer that question that many
people across the country having we get
it all the time people watch our videos
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where are the villages the today's show
is going to show you where they are but
first let me ask you a question
Alexa who's the greatest football player
of all time those of you that have Alexa
just heard that Tom Brady is the
greatest football player of all time
I just thought it'd have a little fun
with that we got comments that anytime I
mentioned Alexa they started going off
in your home and he's here in Florida
now that's right he's on the Tampa Bay
but today we're going to show you major
cities airports beaches beaches major
attractions and we're going to tell you
just how far they are so you won't have
to wonder here is the villages the
northern border of Florida all the way
to the South here's the villages it's
500 miles from north to south in Florida
the northern border to the southern
that's a long way now the wide point
near Orlando which is what we care about
it's about a hundred and ten miles from
coast to coast so where are the villages
the villages are about an hour north
west of Orlando now if you were at the
Georgia line heading south the villages
is about a hundred and fifty miles from
the Florida Georgia line or is it
Georgia Florida line I know I think
there's a rock there's a country music
group what is it anyway you'll tell us
in the comments and the villages is just
about in the middle of the state by the
way
when I say is the villages or should you
say are the villages alright because
there's more than one right right no the
villages is the name of our city the
villages so when you're talking about
the villages you should say is it sounds
funny but if we were talking about all
the villages in the United States would
say are the villages bla bla bla but
it's one so is the villages just a
little teacher business there
so today's object is to show you where
it is because we we kind of thought it
would be easy any will go to the beach
let's go to the beach one thing yeah
it's not easy to get to the beach today
we plan to show you just how far it is
from the villages to major cities to
beaches to airports to attractions so I
hope this comes in handy for you let's
start with the airports that's how
people get here often
Florida is a destination that many
people drive to especially if you live
on the east coast but there are airports
and there are four that are within an
hour-and-a-half drive of the villages so
we're going to show you these and we'll
also show them to you on a map and you
can kind of get an idea we'll start with
the one that we use most often and that
is MCO which stands for Orlando
International Airport Orlando
International Airport is one hour and
six minutes by car we just went there
two days ago it is the best way to get
there is across the toll road the
florida turnpike Orlando International
Airport from where we live in the
villages on the Turnpike to the airport
and back takes $11.60
Tawes no not five dollars and 80 cents
each way by the way all the numbers that
we give you today are just our ideas you
may find them be different they could
raise rates except for the times could
take longer for you to get there but
it's 62 miles 61 point eight miles to
Orlando International Airport another
Airport people commonly come into is
Tampa Airport the International Airport
and it is eighty-seven point two miles
away which takes about an hour and 28
minutes sometimes and especially during
crowded times holiday times when people
are coming to Disney World
flocking into Orlando will use Tampa the
time to actually get there is pretty
convenient because it's straight it's
mostly highway and there are no tolls
Tampa International Airport another
Airport that many people use and mainly
use this Airport because it's where
Allegiant flies Allegiant is an airline
that puts a lot of really low fares out
there of course then you pay for your
seat assignment you pay for your
carry-on luggage you pay for your
checked luggage but a lot of people are
using it and that is called the Orlando
Sanford International Airport it's near
Sanford Florida it's north west of
Orlando Sanford International Airport
it's still a short trip one hour and 23
minutes and it's about 79 miles another
Airport that we use from time to time is
Gainesville Regional Airport
it's about 71 miles up the road no tolls
Gainesville Airport it takes about an
hour and 20 minutes to get there we have
used it it's a small airport I believe
it only has three gates but American
Airlines flies in and out of there and
we fly American from
at a time so Gainesville if I can go
there I like to go there it's easy and
easy very convenient for us to get from
the airport to the villages or from the
villages to the airport you can take
your own vehicle you can park it there
that's a little bit expensive unless you
pay premium your car is going to be
parked outside you might forget where
you parked it like we did one time but
we like to take the villages
transportation and there are several
companies that are competing for your
business they range from $35 for shared
trips to $100.00 you know for private
vehicles but the one that I'm going to
mention today and I only mentioned this
because I like what they're doing is
groomed transportation we don't get paid
if you got a compensation but they offer
free transportation to active duty
military and I think that is a wonderful
thing our three sons are military and
that comes in handy they're offering $19
on one-way trips they are offering $19
one-way trips to or from Orlando
International Airport you're in the
villages you knew you were coming to
Florida you anticipated the white sandy
beaches but you didn't find any here in
the villages so you want to go where do
you go the most famous beach in Florida
is probably Daytona Beach Daytona Beach
is 75 miles from here and it's not
interstate it's kind of a kind of a trip
to get there it takes about an hour and
49 minutes maybe up to two hours
Daytona Beach so it's not right close
but Daytona Beach is one that is
accessible from here another Beach it's
very famous is the Clearwater Beach
which is on the gulf side it takes about
one hour and 58 minutes it's a hundred
and four miles away Clearwater Beach
each it is we've been there we've been
to Daytona we've been to Clearwater by
the way these numbers we're giving you
came straight off of Google so you know
we didn't go out measure these that's
that's where we're getting our
information now let's go to the shark
attack capital of Florida ooh that's
what I was told if you live in New
Smyrna or if you're the mayor don't
don't be mad at me I don't know that for
sure but New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna
Beach is about two hours from here 153
on a good day
one hour and 53 minutes New Smyrna Beach
about 77 miles it's on the east coast of
Florida right into the beach is another
really nice beaches on the gulf side
it's a 128 miles away takes about two
hours and 16 minutes and I hear it's a
very beautiful Beach Melbourne Beach
I don't think I've been there it's two
hours 20 minutes away give or take about
126 miles
Mel Bourne Beach it also is on the East
Coast on the Atlantic Ocean and I've
heard it's a very nice Beach Cocoa Beach
is on the East Coast and it's kind of
famous for the astronauts and the what
is that area over there no no it's
famous because that's where I Dream of
Jeannie yeah sorry about that
Major Nelson and major yeah well anyway
it's 110 miles away one hour and 57
minutes almost two hours yeah it's real
close to where they do the Space Launch
and there you go Cocoa Beach not really
a beach but a place we like to visit for
watersports
it's where you can see the manatees it's
where you can do some exploring and the
river Crystal River Florida Crystal
River is on the gulf side and it's the
closest of these attractions it's only
an hour away it's only 42 miles Crystal
River it's down highway 44 which
originated which goes right through the
villages
here it's an easy trip and we've gone to
Crystal River on multiple occasions and
we highly recommend that amelia island
is on the East Coast and it's up near
Jacksonville it's a hundred and sixty
seven miles away it takes about three
hours and four minutes to get there I
hear a lot about Melia Island well we
went there remember your shirt says
kayak Amelia I know our Navy son was
showing us how how good he was on the
kayaking he he wiggled when he should
have waggle then he ended up upside down
in that kayak now was the high point of
the trip right there
thanks I'm the final beach that we'll
mention today is sanibel island we've
been to Sanibel Island it's a beautiful
place it's it's near Fort Myers which I
will point out to you in just a few
moments but about two hundred and thirty
miles from here three hours from 45
minutes to Sanibel on Sanibel Island
Sanibel ons beautiful place the largest
city near here is Orlando which is about
an hour away 56 miles and we fly often
into Orlando Gainesville Gainesville is
north Florida it's about an hour and 12
minutes from here
67 miles Jacksonville is on the East
Coast
it's 135 miles about two and a half
hours away Jacksonville
st. Augustine now st. Augustine's on the
Gulf it's south of Jacksonville known as
the oldest city in the United States
this was a Spanish settlement many years
ago also I have heard that that's where
a lot of people think that the Fountain
of Youth was located but we know that's
false because it's right yeah oh yeah in
the villages st. Augustine's two hours
and 22 minutes from here
101 miles st. Augustine
Fort Myers is on the gulf side south of
Tampa
it's 198 miles about three hours and
eight minutes away
Fort Myers pensacola pensacola is up in
the Panhandle far west part of florida
we've been there many times that's the
home of the Blue Angels an incredible
flight demonstration team we love those
guys it's a long drive from here we got
a buddy that lives right up by there his
name is buddy yeah five hours and 48
minutes by car to Pensacola 405 miles
that is a long trip
Pensacola I don't know there's your
favorite spot I've been up in the
Panhandle Destin Destin was an easy way
to get when we went we're living in
Indiana Destin was a good dry forest but
a 10 hour drive but from here
it's 367 miles which is about a
five-hour drive five hours and a half
actually Destin yeah one time if you've
stayed with us you're gonna know some
trivia here about the newcomers we were
almost the Destin newcomers we really
liked that area we loved to go out there
on the boats and play with those
dolphins and that's
beautiful up there Oh white sandy
beaches there we are afraid of the
Hurricanes and one hit boy and just tore
that place up a little more than a year
ago so that's that's the main reason
that we kept coming down south of the
villages final city that we're going to
mention in Florida is Tallahassee about
three hours certain 18 minutes north
according to Google 212 miles
tallahassee tallahassee a lot of people
that come to Florida come here for the
attractions and a lot of those
attractions are close to the villages
and that's one of the strengths here but
again what is close it's a relative term
about an hour an hour and Walt Disney
World for example and when you say Walt
Disney World you can say Epcot and the
Disney Animal Kingdom you could say
Universal Studios and you could say see
a world and no Busch Gardens is in Tampa
oh sorry it's okay but uh they're about
an hour away just one hour from here
unless you get traffic problems and the
closer you get to Orlando the more
likely that is but it's it's an hour 56
miles to the Magic Kingdom and the
Disney area
Tampa Bay we mentioned Busch Gardens we
like Busch Gardens who went there on our
honeymoon 1978 yeah it's an hour in
nineteen minute drive 77 miles it's an
easy drive though it's an easy hour and
20 minute drive or so 77 miles Tampa is
about an hour in 20 minutes away 80
miles and it's charming little town with
a lot of Greek heritage the tarpon
spring area where divers would get
sponges and all kinds of neat things a
great Greek food there yeah we went to
tarpon springs not long ago six months
ago it's a it is a neat place a bore
city a lot of
Cuban influence in the Tampa area I
think in Greek as well so those are the
major cities that we're gonna mention
today there are others you know if you
want to go to the Florida Keys that's a
long drive
Florida Keys or a five-hour drive from
here yeah the Everglades Everglades is
cool I mean oh you know I'm a nature boy
so I like the Everglades Everglades is
about 300 miles it takes about four and
a half hours to get there if you wanted
to go to the Everglades
West Palm Beach we didn't mention that's
over 200 miles in about three hours
315 from here so that's just a look at
what some of the things are that you may
want to go to we hope you've enjoyed
this look at just where the villages are
just remember we're in Central Florida
we're about a hundred and fifty miles
from the Georgia line we're not near the
coast we're pretty close to the middle
of the state maybe a little closer to
the Gulf than we are to the Atlantic but
it's going to take you a couple of hours
to get to a beach until next time we'll
see you when you get here
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