Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brenda View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brenda View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brenda View
- 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 Brenda View:
- 33.810939, -84.611045
- 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 Brenda View
- 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Brenda View is near Douglas County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brenda View ...
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.
- Boulder Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
- Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
- Cherokee Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Cherokee Trail is located in Cobb County
- Creelwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Flagstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Floyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Furniture City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furniture City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Gordon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
- Gordon Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Heritage Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
- Howard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ivy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- James Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Heights
- James Heights is located in Cobb County
- Kennedy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Pine Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
- Saddleback Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddleback Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
- Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Skyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Songwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Cobb County
- Summit Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
- Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Whisperwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisperwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods
- Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
- James Heights
How Far From Brenda View 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 Brenda View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brenda View and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brenda View to Marietta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brenda View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brenda View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brenda View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8109, Longitude: -84.6110 In this case, the coordinates for Brenda View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brenda View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.387 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.359 degrees. |