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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 Branton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Branton Woods 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 Branton Woods:
- 32.488197, -84.895208
- 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 Branton Woods
- 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Branton Woods is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Branton Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Branton Woods ...
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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Crossgate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Crystal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Edgewood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Floyd Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Holiday Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lake Rushin Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
- Lakeshore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Magnolia Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Pleasantview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sun Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Valley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Vista Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Branton Woods 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 Branton Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Branton Woods and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Branton Woods to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Branton Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Branton Woods 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 Branton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4882, Longitude: -84.8952 In this case, the coordinates for Branton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.487 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.775 degrees. |
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