Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brazos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brazos and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brazos
- 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 Brazos:
- 38.208250, -122.306084
- 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 Brazos
- 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 Napa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Since Brazos is near Sonoma County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Brazos ...
We found two communities that share the name Brazos.
Within California, the name Brazos is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brazos ...
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.
- American Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Canyon
- American Canyon is located in Napa County
- Estimated population in 2015: 20,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Canyon <3>
- Cuttings Wharf
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttings Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttings Wharf
- Cuttings Wharf is located in Napa County
- Fairville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
- Green Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Solano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <3>
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rocktram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Squab
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Stanley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Solano County
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Napa County
- Vineburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineburg
- Vineburg is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vineburg <3>
How Far From Brazos to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brazos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brazos and extending to:
- Napa, which is the Seat of Napa County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Brazos to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,419 miles [3,893 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,151 miles [13,117.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brazos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Brazos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brazos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2082, Longitude: -122.3061 In this case, the coordinates for Brazos 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Brazos 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brazos 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 340.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.116 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.096 degrees. |