Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Doe Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doe Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Doe Branch
- 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 Doe Branch:
- 27.824100, -82.180900
- 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 Doe Branch
- 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 Doe Branch is near Polk County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Doe Branch ...
We found one communities that share the name Doe Branch.
Within Florida, the name Doe Branch is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Doe Branch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Doe Branch [Pulaski County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doe Branch ...
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.
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fish Hawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Fish Hawk Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Hawk Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Farms
- Fish Hawk Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Fish Hawk Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Hawk Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk Trails
- Fish Hawk Trails is located in Hillsborough County
- Fishhawk Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk Ranch
- Fishhawk Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
- Great Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Great Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jacobs Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
- Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Marvinia Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvinia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinia Hills
- Marvinia Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Natures Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natures Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
- Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pinecrest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinecrest <3>
- Ranch Road Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Road Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Road Groves
- Ranch Road Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
- Shady Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
How Far From Doe Branch 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 Doe Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Doe Branch and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Doe Branch to Tampa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Doe Branch. 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 Doe Branch 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doe Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Doe Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8241, Longitude: -82.1809 In this case, the coordinates for Doe Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Doe Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.673 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.028 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.829 degrees. |