Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brians Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brians Chase and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brians Chase

• 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 Brians Chase:
  • 32.453511, -81.748444
  • 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 Brians Chase

• 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 Bulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
  • Since Brians Chase is near Screven County and also Candler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Candler 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 Brians Chase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brians Chase ...

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.

• Eagle Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Foxlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxlake is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlake
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Grove Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grove Lakes is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lakes
• Kingswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Merrywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Merrywood is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
• Pine Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Cove is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
• Pine Needle Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Needle Hills is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle Hills
• Quail Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Quail Run is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Stadium Walk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stadium Walk is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Walk
• Woodlawn Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brians Chase and extending to:

• Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Brians Chase to Statesborough, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'