Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braganza:
  • 31.118279, -82.252902
  • 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 Braganza

• 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 Ware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ware County
  • Since Braganza is near Brantley County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Braganza

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braganza ...

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.

• Cypress Siding
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Siding is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Siding
• Homestead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Homestead is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Jamestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Otter Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter Creek is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
• Racepond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Racepond is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
• Sand Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Skullhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Skullhead is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullhead
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Three Points
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Three Points is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
• Waltertown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Waltertown is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
  • Waltertown has also been known as:
  • Watertown

How Far From Braganza to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Braganza to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Braganza and extending to:

• Waycross, which is the Seat of Ware County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Braganza to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'