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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 Brewton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewton 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 Brewton:
- 32.593776, -82.797917
- 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 Brewton
- 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 Laurens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Since Brewton is near Johnson County and also Treutlen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Treutlen 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 Brewton
Communities Also Named Brewton ...
We found three communities that are also named Brewton.
Within Georgia, the name Brewton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Brewton is located in Escambia County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brewton that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Brewton.
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Brewton [Jackson County].
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Brewton is located in Beaufort County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east of the Brewton that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Brewton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewton ...
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.
- Balls Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Balls Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
- Condor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Condor is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
- Diamond Landing Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Donovan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Donovan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Hills is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Meeks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meeks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Rockledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
How Far From Brewton 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 community such as Brewton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brewton and extending to:
- Dublin, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brewton to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brewton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brewton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brewton 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 Brewton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5938, Longitude: -82.7979 In this case, the coordinates for Brewton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.401 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.962 degrees. |
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