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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 Brandywine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandywine and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brandywine:
    • 39.923611, -105.036389
    • 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 Brandywine
  • 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 Brandywine ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Brandywine.

Within Colorado, the name Brandywine is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Brandywine is located in Maricopa County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Brandywine.
    • British Columbia
      • This Brandywine lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
    • California
      • San Joaquin 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 California community of Brandywine [San Joaquin County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Brandywine is located in New Castle County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brandywine.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Brandywine [DuPage County].
    • Louisiana
      • Lafourche Parish
      • This Brandywine is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Brandywine.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Brandywine is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brandywine.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne 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 Mississippi community of Brandywine [Claiborne County].
    • New York
      • Schenectady 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 New York community of Brandywine [Schenectady County].
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Brandywine is located in New Hanover County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Brandywine.
    • Ohio
      • Crawford County
      • This Brandywine is located in Crawford County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Brandywine.
      • Summit County
      • This Brandywine is located in Summit County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Brandywine.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Brandywine is located in York County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Brandywine.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Brandywine is located in Richland County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Brandywine.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Brandywine is located in Amherst County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Brandywine.
      • Caroline County
      • This Brandywine is located in Caroline County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km] to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Brandywine.
    • West Virginia
      • Pendleton County
      • This Brandywine is located in Pendleton County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the east of the Brandywine that is located in Broomfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Brandywine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandywine ...

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.

  • Cotton Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
    • Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
  • Countryside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Countryside is located in Jefferson County
  • Cozy Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
    • Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
  • Far Horizon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Far Horizon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
    • Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
  • Federal Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Heights
    • Federal Heights is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Heights <4>
  • Hidden Creek Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Creek Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
    • Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
  • Holiday Hills Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills Village
    • Holiday Hills Village is located in Adams County
  • Lake Arbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
    • Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
  • Quail Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
    • Quail Hill is located in Adams County
  • Sunset Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
    • Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
  • Sunstream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunstream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
    • Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Wandering View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wandering View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
    • Wandering View is located in Adams County

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

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

  • Broomfield, which is the Seat of Broomfield County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Brandywine to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 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 7,626 miles [12,272.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandywine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broomfield County: www.ci.broomfield.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Brandywine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandywine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9236, Longitude: -105.0364       In this case, the coordinates for Brandywine 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 Brandywine 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>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'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 Brandywine 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 326.582 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.123 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.976 degrees.




 

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