Around Gainesville ...
For comparison, Gainesville has a population of 135,000 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Gainesville, with the nearest first.
- Arredondo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in Alachua County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rochelle
- From Gainesville to Rochelle
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Alachua County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Windsor
- From Gainesville to Windsor
- Hague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Micanopy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Campville
- From Gainesville to Campville
- Evinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Burnetts Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alachua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Archer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For more communities neighboring Gainesville, please visit our County-by-County Page for Gainesville.
Alachua County ...
Gainesville is located in Alachua County<4> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainesville ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gainesville.
Airports Near Gainesville ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Gainesville and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Gainesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gainesville ...
Looking for more information about Gainesville? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Gainesville. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Gainesville, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gainesville.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Florida:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gainesville. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Gainesville), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |