Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Willows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Willows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Willows
- 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 The Willows:
- 27.962500, -82.254400
- 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 The Willows
- 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 The Willows is near Polk County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named The Willows ...
We found 24 communities that share the name The Willows.
Within Florida, the name The Willows is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Glenn County
- This The Willows is located in Glenn County and lies 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of The Willows.
- Marin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of The Willows [Marin County].
- San Diego County
- This The Willows is located in San Diego County and lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km] to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of The Willows.
- San Mateo County
- This The Willows is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km] to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of The Willows.
- Santa Cruz County
- This The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km] to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of The Willows.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This The Willows is located in Sussex County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Willows.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This The Willows is located in Clayton County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of The Willows.
- Douglas County
- This The Willows is located in Douglas County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the north northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of The Willows.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This The Willows is located in Cook County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of The Willows.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This The Willows is located in Calvert County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Willows.
- Harford County
- This The Willows is located in Harford County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of The Willows.
- Howard County
- This The Willows is located in Howard County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Willows.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This The Willows is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of The Willows.
- Mississippi
- Claiborne County
- This The Willows is located in Claiborne County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of The Willows.
- Montana
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of The Willows [Dawson County].
- New Brunswick
- This The Willows lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This The Willows is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of The Willows.
- North Dakota
- Griggs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of The Willows [Griggs County].
- Ohio
- Madison County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of The Willows [Madison County].
- Summit County
- This The Willows is located in Summit County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the north of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of The Willows.
- Oregon
- Gilliam County
- This The Willows is located in Gilliam County and lies 2,391 miles [3,847.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilliam County community of The Willows.
- Saskatchewan
- This The Willows lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This The Willows is located in Stafford County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of The Willows.
- Washington
- King County
- This The Willows is located in King County and lies 2,527 miles [4,066.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Willows that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of The Willows.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Willows ...
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.
- Angel Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Bonterra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Carriage Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
- Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Carriage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Park
- Carriage Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Cash Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
- Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
- Chancey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Chestnut Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- 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
- Citrus Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Wood
- Citrus Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Copper Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Copper Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Diamond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- 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
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- Eden Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Eleven Mile Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Mile Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
- Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Gallagher Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- 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
- Greenewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
- Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Harder Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harder Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Oaks
- Harder Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Heritage Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- 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 north)- 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
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hollowtree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
- Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
- Hunters Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
- Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jacobs Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
- Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jerrys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Jess Walden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Kings Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Kings Mill is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
- Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Gardens
- Kingsway Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Heights
- Kingsway Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Kingsway Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
- Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lake Weeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Legends Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legends Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legends Pass
- Legends Pass is located in Hillsborough County
- Leonard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Long Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Mirror Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
- Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Mirror Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Orangewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
- Park Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadow
- Park Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Parsons Reserve
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
- Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Rolling Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Shadow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Bay
- Shadow Bay is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Stables
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Tangelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Timber Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Timber Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pond
- Timber Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Whisper Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- 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
- Eden Wood
How Far From The Willows 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 The Willows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Willows and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from The Willows to Tampa, with an average speed<5> 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 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 812 miles [1,306.8 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 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Willows. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Willows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Willows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9625, Longitude: -82.2544 In this case, the coordinates for The Willows 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 The Willows 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 The Willows, 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 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 The Willows 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 310.722 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.104 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.823 degrees. |