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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 Braswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braswell 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 Braswell:
    • 33.989731, -84.961605
    • 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 Braswell
  • 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
    • Since Braswell is near Polk County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Braswell

Communities Also Named Braswell ...

We found four communities that are also named Braswell.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Braswell.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Morgan County
      • This Braswell is located in Morgan County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east of the Braswell that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Braswell.
    • Polk County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Braswell.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Oregon County
      • This Braswell is located in Oregon County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Braswell that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Braswell.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Braswell is located in Columbus County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east of the Braswell that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Braswell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braswell ...

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.

  • Brewers ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brewers is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers
  • Divide
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Divide is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Don ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Don is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlet is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hart Circle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hart Circle is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Circle
  • Iron Stab
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Stab is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Stab
  • Little Creek Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Creek Farms is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Farms
  • Mountain Trace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Trace is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
  • Pumpkin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
  • Red Ore ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Ore is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ore
  • Rock Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Springs is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Windmill Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Windmill Creek is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Creek

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

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

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Braswell to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braswell) 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 Braswell 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 Braswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9897, Longitude: -84.9616    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.602 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.113 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.455 degrees.