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Welcome to Windmill Pointe ...

Windmill Pointe is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Windmill Pointe: Windmill Pte.

Windmill Pointe is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Windmill Pointe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Windmill Pointe: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near Windmill Pointe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windmill Pointe.

  • Lakeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Plant City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Terrace
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bartow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Auburndale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
  • Cedar Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Colonial Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Nichols
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Windmill Pointe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windmill Pointe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windmill Pointe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windmill Pointe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windmill Pointe. See our Newspapers Page for Windmill Pointe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windmill Pointe ...

Looking for more information about Windmill Pointe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Windmill Pointe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windmill Pointe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windmill Pointe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the Windmill Pointe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Windmill Pointe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.