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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 Brandon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Brandon
Communities Also Named Brandon ...
We found 27 communities that are also named Brandon.
Within Florida, the name Brandon is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 27 communities that are located 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
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Brandon [DeKalb County].
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This Brandon is located in Drew County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Brandon.
- 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
- El Dorado County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Brandon [El Dorado County].
- Colorado
- Kiowa County
- This Brandon is located in Kiowa County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Brandon.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Brandon is located in New Castle County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brandon.
- Indiana
- Rush County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brandon [Rush County].
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- This Brandon is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Brandon.
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This Brandon is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Brandon.
- 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
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brandon [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
- Douglas County
- This Brandon is located in Douglas County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Brandon.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Brandon is located in Rankin County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Brandon.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Brandon is located in Benton County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Brandon.
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Brandon is located in Madison County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brandon.
- Nebraska
- Perkins County
- This Brandon is located in Perkins County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Brandon.
- New York
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brandon [Franklin County].
- 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
- Knox County
- This Brandon is located in Knox County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<2> to the north of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brandon.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Brandon is located in Venango County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<2> to the north of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Brandon.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Brandon is located in Greenville County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the north of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brandon.
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- This Brandon is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Brandon.
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Brandon is located in Hill County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Brandon.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Brandon is located in Rutland County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Brandon.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Brandon is located in Prince George County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Brandon.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Brandon.
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)
- Bonterra is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonterra
- Breezy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Breezy Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Meadows
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Carriage Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
- Carriage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Chickasaw Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
- Citrus Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
- Eden Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
- Fishers Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Farms
- Gallery Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gallery Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallery Gardens
- Garden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Greenewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harder Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
- Harvest Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
- Heritage Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
- Hickory Hammock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
- Hickory Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hollowtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hunter Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
- Hunters Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
- Jacobs Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Jerrys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jerrys is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys
- Keebler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keebler is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler
- Kingstowne Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingstowne Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstowne Place
- Kingsway Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
- Kingsway Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
- Kingsway Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingsway Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Kingswood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingswood Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Heights
- Krebs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Long Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Mirror Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Orangewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Parsons Reserve
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Providence Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lakes
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Ridge Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridge Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Court
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shadow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Shady Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Oaks Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
- Tangelo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tangelo is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Timber Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Vineyards
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vineyards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
- Wildwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow
How Far From Brandon 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 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<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>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brandon) 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 Brandon 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 Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9377, Longitude: -82.2858 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.838 degrees. |
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