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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 Brinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brinson 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 Brinson:
- 30.980454, -84.736631
- 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 Brinson
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Brinson is near Seminole County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Brinson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brinson ...
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.
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Hope is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Riverturn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverturn is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverturn
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spooner is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
How Far From Brinson 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 town such as Brinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brinson and extending to:
- Bainbridge, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brinson to Bainbridge, 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 192 miles [309 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Brinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brinson 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 Brinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9805, Longitude: -84.7366 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.301 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.042 degrees. |
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