Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Taft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taft and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Taft
- 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 Taft:
- 27.998900, -82.225400
- 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 Taft
- 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 Taft is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Taft ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Taft.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Taft.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Taft lies 2,464 miles [3,965.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Taft that is located in Hillsborough County.
- California
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- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taft ...
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.
- All Green
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Chancey
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Chestnut Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Destinys Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Destinys Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
- Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
- Diamond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Dickey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Gallagher Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallagher Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Lakes
- Gallagher Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Gallagher Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallagher Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Meadows
- Gallagher Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Heritage Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
- Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
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- Jess Walden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jess Walden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
- Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Kenny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Lake Weeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
- Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
- Lone Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Long Fritzke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Fritzke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
- Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
- Lynn Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Marcia Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcia Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
- Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Meadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Pineapple Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineapple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
- Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Resting Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resting Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
- Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Stables
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Stables have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
- Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
- Shangri La
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shangri La have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
- Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
- Snows Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snows Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
- Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Stoney Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunny Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Turkey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Whisper Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisper Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Lake
- Whisper Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jess Walden Oaks
How Far From Taft 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 Taft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taft and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Taft to Tampa, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 209 miles [336.4 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 809 miles [1,302 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taft. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Taft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9989, Longitude: -82.2254 In this case, the coordinates for Taft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Taft 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Taft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Taft to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.709 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.094 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.807 degrees. |