Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brandon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brandon
- 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 Brandon:
- 33.719273, -91.920135
- 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 Brandon
- 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Drew County
- Since Brandon is near Cleveland County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brandon ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Brandon.
Within Arkansas, the name Brandon is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Brandon lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Drew County.
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Brandon lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Drew County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Brandon is located in Ashe County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brandon that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Brandon.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Brandon is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east of the Brandon that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Brandon.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon ...
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.
- Cornerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Drew County
- Little Garnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Garnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Garnett
- Little Garnett is located in Lincoln County
- Pansy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Plantersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Drew County
- Reed Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Settlement
- Reed Settlement is located in Drew County
- Rest ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Drew County
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rough and Ready ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough and Ready have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Rough and Ready is located in Drew County
- Saline ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Tennessee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Brandon 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 Brandon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandon and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brandon to Monticello, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brandon 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brandon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7193, Longitude: -91.9201 In this case, the coordinates for Brandon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brandon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.009 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.388 degrees. |