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Billy1 06-24-2021 07:12 AM
Knowing north or south of main highways gives me an estimated drive time.

msilagy 06-24-2021 07:45 AM
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.

Two Bills 06-24-2021 07:55 AM
466 was where 'build out' was going to be, before it was changed to 466A, then 44 and now Orlando!:icon_wink:

Villages Kahuna 06-24-2021 08:37 AM
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.)

flsteve 06-24-2021 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna (Post 1964436)
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:

La lamy 06-24-2021 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jnsbill (Post 1964327)
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
:1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:

fastboat 06-24-2021 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ruffinmartha@gmail.com (Post 1963971)
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
Same significance as North and South of Rt 44

HospitalCoder 06-24-2021 01:00 PM
You might find this map helpful https://districtgov.org/departments/...ges/RecMap.pdf

Bogie Shooter 06-24-2021 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jakers (Post 1964341)
Couldn’t help yourself, could ya?
Who?

SIRE1 06-24-2021 03:36 PM
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.

vinnyfla 06-24-2021 06:00 PM
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.

MrExcite721 06-24-2021 06:07 PM
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.

dougawhite 06-24-2021 06:28 PM
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.

Hpy2BHere 06-25-2021 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 1963989)
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.)
Thank you so much

coffeebean 06-25-2021 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dougawhite (Post 1964600)
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.
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.


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