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I am new to TV and even after looking at a map several times, I still don't know why people tend to refer to locations as either north or south of 466. Please advise me what significance 466 has. Thank you

Basically, it's the main East/West main road in The Villages, along with 466A.

Thank you

Familiar/common point of reference.

Since the Villages is much taller than it is wide, using the primary east-west streets (466, 466A, 44) makes it easier to describe where something is.

My current understanding (might be a little off)
Historic section: northeast of 27/441
Spanish Springs Area: north of 466
Lake Sumter Area: 466A up to 466
Brownwood Area: 44 up to 466A
New Area, South Area: south of 44 (No doubt this will be further differentiated by the Turnpike and the bridges once things fill out a bit more.)

It's a reference point, that's all.

When The Villages was first started, everything was north of 466. Then, about 2002 (???), The Villages bought the land south of 466 and developed the area around Lake Sumter Landing and all the way to the south. So, for awhile, there was as much Villages to the south of 466 and there was to the north and people naturally used that road as a method to identify where in The Villages you lived. Eventually, The Villages developed all that land and then crossed 466a to go all the way south to 44. So now, north & south of 44 is used just like it was when 466 was the identifier. And north of 466 usually references to older "original" portion of The Villages and south of 44 usually references all of the newer developments. I guess everything in the middle is just waste land. :icon_wink::):icon_wink::boxing2::1rotfl: (just kidding !!!!)

Look where the three squares sit relative to the major highway

I always refer to 466A as Miller Rd. which it is in fruitland park. If say 466 or 466A people get confused.
As said prior, good point of reference.

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much!

42 to 466 is the Top - 466 to 466A is the middle - 466A to 44 is the bottom and south of 44 is Far Away LOL

Couldn’t help yourself, could ya?

Knowing north or south of main highways gives me an estimated drive time.

I think 466 was used as a mid point many years ago between SS and LSL and just continued as a habit. I'm sure the newer people way south don't even know where 466 is.

466 was where 'build out' was going to be, before it was changed to 466A, then 44 and now Orlando!:icon_wink:

The Villages is currently longer from north to south than the City of Chicago. Referring to County Road 466 is a bit like defining the “north side” or “south side” of Chicago.

(Although the area north of 466 is now only about 1/3 of The Villages. The area between 466 and 44 is roughly the middle third. The growing area south of 44 is the southern third.)

I love comparisons like this. Here is one I made up recently:

The Villages has nearly 2.5 times the population of Greenland. :coolsmiley:

:1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:

Same significance as North and South of Rt 44

You might find this map helpful https://districtgov.org/departments/...ges/RecMap.pdf

Who?

Just think, someday Interstate 4 will be the mid point of The Villages !!!!!! Then you'll have to explain the same thing to those people.

It use to be the midway point from one end to the other.

Now the new sections south of CR44 seem to the south end.

I was told the Villages is laid out like a man wearing suspenders and three belts.

Left suspender is Buena Vista Blvd. Right suspender is Morse Blvd. First belt is 466, second belt is 466A, and the third belt is 44.

The Villages main roads are laid out like a hashtag (pound sign, #). Verticals are Buena Vista and Morse; horizontals are 466 and 466A. Now, of course, there's 44, which is an underscore to the hashtag. Not long from now there will be 470 at the bottom.

Thank you so much

I always used to think of the north and south main roads (BV, Morse, 466 and 466A) as a Tic Tac Toe board. I guess the term "Hashtag" is more modern and up to date but I'm still stuck in the 1950s I guess.

Then along came 44 and that screwed everything up.

And then there’s 42 to the very north which goes east/west

Don't let the facts get in the way.