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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 Brierwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brierwood 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 Brierwood:
    • 31.568786, -84.086017
    • 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 Brierwood
  • 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
    • Since Brierwood is near Lee County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Brierwood

Communities Also Named Brierwood ...

We found two communities that are also named Brierwood.

Within Georgia, the name Brierwood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Brierwood is located in Harford County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brierwood that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Brierwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Brierwood is located in Wood County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brierwood that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Brierwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brierwood ...

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.

  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Eleanor Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Four Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Four Points is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Garden Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Pecan City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
  • Pecan Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
  • Pecan Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Radium Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
  • Rolling Groves
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
  • Sandalwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood

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

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

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Brierwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brierwood) 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 Brierwood 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 Brierwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5688, Longitude: -84.0860       In this case, the coordinates for Brierwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.969 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.044 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.677 degrees.