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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 Brentwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood 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 Brentwood:
    • 33.606782, -83.827403
    • 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 Brentwood
  • 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 Brentwood ...

We found 52 communities that share the name Brentwood.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Brentwood.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 50 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Brentwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brentwood.
    • Dougherty County
      • This Brentwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brentwood.
    • Wayne County
      • This Brentwood is located in Wayne County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Brentwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Brentwood is located in Blount County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brentwood.
      • Houston County
      • This Brentwood is located in Houston County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brentwood.
      • Madison County
      • This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Brentwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brentwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Brentwood.
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brentwood.
    • Florida
      • Broward 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 Florida community of Brentwood [Broward County].
      • Duval County
      • This Brentwood is located in Duval County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Brentwood.
      • Escambia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Escambia County].
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brentwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Brentwood is located in Cook County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brentwood.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Brentwood is located in Johnson County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Brentwood.
      • Madison County
      • This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Green 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 Kentucky community of Brentwood [Green County].
      • Hopkins County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hopkins County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Brentwood.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Brentwood is located in Frederick County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Brentwood.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Brentwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brentwood.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Brentwood [Muskegon County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Brentwood.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Brentwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Brentwood.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Brentwood is located in Suffolk County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Brentwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Brentwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brentwood.
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Brentwood is located in Edgecombe County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Brentwood.
      • Lee County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lee County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brentwood.
      • Lenoir County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Brentwood.
      • Pitt County
      • This Brentwood is located in Pitt County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Brentwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Brentwood is located in Wake County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brentwood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Brentwood lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
      • Lake County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lake County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brentwood.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brentwood.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Brentwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brentwood.
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Brentwood [Lancaster County].
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Brentwood is located in Charleston County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Brentwood.
      • Greenville County
      • This Brentwood is located in Greenville County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brentwood.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Brentwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Brentwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Brentwood.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
      • Knox County
      • This Brentwood is located in Knox County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brentwood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
      • Washington County
      • This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
      • Williamson County
      • This Brentwood is located in Williamson County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brentwood.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Brentwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Brentwood.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Brentwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brentwood.
      • Norfolk City
      • This Brentwood is located in Norfolk City and lies 484 miles [778.9 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Brentwood.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Brentwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Brentwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood ...

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.

  • Airport Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
    • Airport Grove is located in Newton County
  • Cedar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
  • Cedar Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
  • Dialtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dialtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialtown
    • Dialtown is located in Newton County
  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Newton County
  • Dixie Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
  • Elk Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
    • Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
  • Flint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Newton County
  • Hidden Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
    • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
  • Hidden Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
    • Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
  • Hollow Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
    • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
  • Hub Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
    • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Marble Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
      • Marble Valley is located in Newton County
    • Meadow View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
      • Meadow View is located in Newton County
    • Melody
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
      • Melody is located in Newton County
    • Murphy Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
      • Murphy Hills is located in Newton County
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
    • Porterdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterdale
      • Porterdale is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterdale <4>
    • River Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
      • River Cove is located in Newton County
    • Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Newton County
    • Settlers Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
      • Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
    • Skyline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Newton County
    • Twin Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Newton County

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Brentwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Newton County: www.co.newton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6068, Longitude: -83.8274       In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood 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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood 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 311.92 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.273 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.103 degrees.









 

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