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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 Brentwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Brentwood:
- 31.250452, -85.448545
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Brentwood
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Brentwood is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Brentwood
Communities Also Named Brentwood ...
We found 52 communities that are also named Brentwood.
There are four communities within Alabama that are also named Brentwood.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 48 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 50 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Blount County
- This Brentwood is located in Blount County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Brentwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brentwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Brentwood.
- Los Angeles County
- This Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km] to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brentwood.
- Florida
- Broward 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 Brentwood [Broward County].
- Duval County
- This Brentwood is located in Duval County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Brentwood.
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Escambia County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Brentwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brentwood.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Brentwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brentwood.
- Dougherty County
- This Brentwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brentwood.
- Newton County
- This Brentwood is located in Newton County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Brentwood.
- Wayne County
- This Brentwood is located in Wayne County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Brentwood.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Brentwood is located in Cook County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brentwood.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Brentwood is located in Johnson County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Kentucky
- Green 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 Kentucky community of Brentwood [Green County].
- Hopkins County
- This Brentwood is located in Hopkins County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Brentwood.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Brentwood is located in Frederick County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Brentwood.
- Prince George's County
- This Brentwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brentwood.
- Michigan
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Brentwood [Muskegon County].
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Brentwood.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Brentwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Brentwood.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Brentwood is located in Suffolk County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Brentwood.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Brentwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brentwood.
- Edgecombe County
- This Brentwood is located in Edgecombe County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Brentwood.
- Lee County
- This Brentwood is located in Lee County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brentwood.
- Lenoir County
- This Brentwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Brentwood.
- Pitt County
- This Brentwood is located in Pitt County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Brentwood.
- Wake County
- This Brentwood is located in Wake County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brentwood.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brentwood lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
- Lake County
- This Brentwood is located in Lake County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brentwood.
- Lawrence County
- This Brentwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brentwood.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Brentwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brentwood.
- Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Brentwood [Lancaster County].
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Brentwood is located in Charleston County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Brentwood.
- Greenville County
- This Brentwood is located in Greenville County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brentwood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Brentwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Brentwood.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Brentwood.
- Hamilton County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
- Knox County
- This Brentwood is located in Knox County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brentwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
- Washington County
- This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
- Williamson County
- This Brentwood is located in Williamson County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brentwood.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Brentwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Brentwood.
- Chesterfield County
- This Brentwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brentwood.
- Norfolk City
- This Brentwood is located in Norfolk City and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Brentwood.
- Roanoke City
- This Brentwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Brentwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood ...
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.
- Chickasaw Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Clark Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Griffin Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Jones Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Kelly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kelly Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Springs
- Peach Tree Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
- Peterman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Rock Creek Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shady Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
- Silver Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Stadium Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stadium Place is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
- Tabernacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Young America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Young America is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
How Far From Brentwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brentwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentwood and extending to:
- Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brentwood to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Brentwood 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brentwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2505, Longitude: -85.4485 In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.728 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.877 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.247 degrees. |
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