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WHERE IS BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA?

Brooksville, Florida is located 45 minutes north of Tampa, Florida and approximately 20 minutes east of Weeki Wachee, "Home of the Mermaids". The Gulf of Mexico is thirty minutes from us to the west while the Atlantic Ocean is three hours from us to the east. Brooksville is four hours south of our state capitol, which is Tallahassee.

Brooksville is the county seat of Hernando County. Hernando County stretches 37 miles from east to west and is bounded on the north by the Chassahowitzka Swamp and Withlacoochee State Forest. Several tracts of land have been preserved in our county, and we are known as the "Nature Coast" of Florida.

Here are some attractions and events in our area::

  • Hernando Heritage Museum
  • The Brooksville Raid Festival (January)
  • Dade Battlefield (30 minutes to the north)
  • Weeki Wachee Springs (30 minutes to the west)
  • Chinsegut Hill

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