Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brooker Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooker Trace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brooker Trace

• 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 Brooker Trace:
  • 27.906700, -82.258600
  • 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 Brooker Trace

• 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 Brooker Trace is near Polk County and also Manatee 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 Manatee 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 Brooker Trace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooker Trace ...

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.

• Canter
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Canter is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canter
• Carriage Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
• Chickasaw Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chickasaw Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Meadows
• Citrus Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
• Eden Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eden Wood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Wood
• Garden Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
• Greenhills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenhills is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
• Harder Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
• Harvest Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harvest Field is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Field
• Hickory Hammock
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Hammock is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hammock
• Hickory Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lakes
• Hidden Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hunter Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunter Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
  • Indian Trails
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Trails is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
  • Legends Pass
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
  • Oak Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oak Landing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
  • Park Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
  • Ridge Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ridge Court is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Court
  • Ridge Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ridge Dale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Dale
  • Rolling Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Shady Oaks Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shady Oaks Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks Park
  • Timber Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Timber Knoll is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Knoll
  • Wildwood Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wildwood Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hollow

How Far From Brooker Trace to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brooker Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brooker Trace and extending to:

• Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brooker Trace to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 213 miles [342.8 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 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'