Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brandon Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brandon Gardens
- 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 Brandon Gardens:
- 27.942800, -82.283600
- 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 Brandon Gardens
- 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 Brandon Gardens is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Pasco 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
Communities Also Named Brandon Gardens ...
We found one communities that share the name Brandon Gardens.
Within Florida, the name Brandon Gardens is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Brandon Gardens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Brandon Gardens is located in Oakland County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the north of the Brandon Gardens that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Brandon Gardens.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon Gardens ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Garden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Hickory Hammock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
- Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Hickory Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
- Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hollowtree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jacobs Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingstowne Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingstowne Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstowne Place
- Kingstowne Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
- Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
- Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Lakeview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
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- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Long Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Parsons Reserve
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Shadow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Oaks Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
- Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Tangelo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Timber Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Lawndale
How Far From Brandon Gardens 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 Brandon Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandon Gardens and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brandon Gardens to Tampa, 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 210 miles [338 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon Gardens. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandon Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandon Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9428, Longitude: -82.2836 In this case, the coordinates for Brandon Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Brandon Gardens 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 310.736 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.837 degrees. |