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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 Branchborough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Branchborough and the surrounding area.
- 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 Branchborough:
- 28.259176, -82.089248
- 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 Branchborough
- 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 Pasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Since Branchborough is near Hillsborough County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Branchborough
Curious and Interesting Names Near Branchborough ...
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.
- Cattlemans Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cattlemans Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattlemans Cove
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Deer Creek Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Hollow
- Fox Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Kathleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Lake Pasadena Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miley Trace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Miley Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Trace
- Paradise Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Oaks
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ramblin Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ramblin Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblin Oaks
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rock Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Ridge is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Tommytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tommytown is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommytown
- Wilderness Crossings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Crossings
- Zephyrhills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Branchborough 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 Branchborough to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Branchborough and extending to:
- Dade City, which is the Seat of Pasco County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Branchborough to Dade City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 200 miles [321.9 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 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Branchborough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Branchborough 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 Branchborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2592, Longitude: -82.0892 In this case, the coordinates for Branchborough have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.709 degrees. |
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