Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brandenburg:
  • 35.986183, -92.036818
  • 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 Brandenburg

• 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 Izard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Izard County
  • Since Brandenburg is near Stone County and also Baxter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter 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 Brandenburg

Communities Also Named Brandenburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Brandenburg.

Within Arkansas, the name Brandenburg is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Brandenburg in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Meade County
    • This Brandenburg is located in Meade County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brandenburg that is located in Izard County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Brandenburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandenburg ...

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.

• Fifty-Six
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fifty-Six is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty-Six
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty-Six <2>
• Forty Four
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Forty Four is located in Izard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Four
• Hedges ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hedges is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Jumbo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jumbo is located in Izard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Knob Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Knob Creek is located in Izard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Lone Star
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Izard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Melbourne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Melbourne is located in Izard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <2>
• Mountain View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <2>
• Twin Bridges
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Bridges is located in Izard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
• Twin Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Twin Creek is located in Izard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek

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

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

• Melbourne, which is the Seat of Izard County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Brandenburg to Little Rock, 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 5 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 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,248 miles [8,445.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'