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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 Bryson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryson 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 Bryson:
- 35.806635, -121.090471
- 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 Bryson
- 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
- Since Bryson is near San Luis Obispo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo 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 Bryson
Communities Also Named Bryson ...
We found ten communities that are also named Bryson.
Within California, the name Bryson is unique.
Beyond California, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Pettis County
- This Bryson is located in Pettis County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bryson that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Bryson.
- Montana
- Mineral County
- This Bryson is located in Mineral County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bryson that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Bryson.
- North Carolina
- Swain 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 North Carolina community of Bryson [Swain County].
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bryson [Greene County].
- Quebec
- 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 Quebec community of Bryson.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bryson [Laurens County].
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Bryson is located in Giles County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bryson that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Bryson.
- McMinn County
- This Bryson is located in McMinn County and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km] to the east of the Bryson that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Bryson.
- Texas
- Jack County
- This Bryson is located in Jack County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bryson that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jack County community of Bryson.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh 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 West Virginia community of Bryson [Raleigh County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryson ...
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.
- Bee Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Gorda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gorda is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
- Happy Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- King City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lodge Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
- Park Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Tin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
How Far From Bryson 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 Bryson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryson and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bryson to Salinas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 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 8,285 miles [13,333.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bryson) 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 Bryson 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bryson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bryson 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 Bryson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8066, Longitude: -121.0905 In this case, the coordinates for Bryson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.856 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.339 degrees. |
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