Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brinn

• 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 Brinn:
  • 34.168711, -87.800862
  • 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 Brinn

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Brinn is near Winston County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Brinn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brinn ...

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.

• Allens Factory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Allens Factory is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Factory
• Boar Tush
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boar Tush is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
  • Boar Tush has also been known as:
  • Boar Tusk
  • Boartush
  • Boartusk
• Brilliant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brilliant is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <1>
• Gold Mine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gold Mine is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
• Jim Williams Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jim Williams Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Williams Ford
• Pea Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Pigeye
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pigeye is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pleasant Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Pull Tight
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pull Tight is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Thornhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Thornhill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Twin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brinn and extending to:

• Hamilton, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brinn to Hamilton, with an average speed<3> 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 151 miles [243 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'