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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brantley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brantley and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brantley:
    • 31.582247, -86.256923
    • 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 Brantley
  • 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 Brantley ...

We found four communities that share the name Brantley.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Brantley.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Dallas County
      • This Brantley is located in Dallas County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brantley that is located in Crenshaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Brantley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of Brantley [Brevard County].
    • Georgia
      • Marion County
      • This Brantley is located in Marion County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brantley that is located in Crenshaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Brantley.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery 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 Texas community of Brantley [Montgomery County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brantley ...

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.

  • Bullock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
    • Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Cherokee Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Five Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Covington County
  • Ivy Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Creek
    • Ivy Creek is located in Crenshaw County
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
  • Merrill Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
    • Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
  • Mulberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crenshaw County
  • Peacock ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Pine Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Pine Level is located in Coffee County
  • Rose Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Covington County
  • Saddle Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Hill
    • Saddle Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Searight
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searight
    • Searight is located in Crenshaw County
  • Social Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
    • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Weed Crossroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Crossroad
    • Weed Crossroad is located in Crenshaw County

How Far From Brantley 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 town such as Brantley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brantley and extending to:

  • Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brantley to Luverne, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brantley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brantley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5822, Longitude: -86.2569       In this case, the coordinates for Brantley 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 Brantley 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>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.
<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 Brantley 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 313.221 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.493 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.483 degrees.