Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brandon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brandon
- 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:
- 27.937725, -82.285802
- 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
- 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 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 ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Brandon.
Within Florida, the name Brandon is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Brandon lies 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Brandon lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Brandon is located in Ashe County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the north of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Brandon.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Brandon is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the north of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Brandon.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon ...
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.
- Bonterra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Breezy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
- Breezy Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Carriage Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
- Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Carriage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Chickasaw Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
- Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Citrus Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
- Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Eden Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fishers Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
- Fishers Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Gallery Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallery Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallery Gardens
- Gallery Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Greenewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
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- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Harder Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harder Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
- Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Harvest Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
- Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
- Heritage Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
- Heritage Crest 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.<3> 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
- Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Hollowtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Hunter Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
- Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Hunters Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
- Hunters Cove 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jerrys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Keebler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Kingstowne Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingstowne Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstowne Place
- Kingstowne Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<3> 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingswood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Heights
- Kingswood Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Krebs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legends Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Long Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mirror Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Mirror Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Orangewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Parsons Reserve
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Providence Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lakes
- Providence Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Ridge Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Court
- Ridge Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- 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.<3> 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 northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Hollow 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.<3> 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) - Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Hillsborough County
- 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.<3> 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Vineyards
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Wildwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow
- Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Grove Park
How Far From Brandon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandon and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brandon to Tampa, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon. 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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brandon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9377, Longitude: -82.2858 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.838 degrees. |