Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brisbon:
  • 31.917155, -81.306220
  • 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 Brisbon

• 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
  • Since Brisbon is near Chatham County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Brisbon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brisbon ...

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.

• Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
• Cedar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Coffee Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
• Cottonham ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonham is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonham
• Daniel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Daniel is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Grove Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grove Point is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point
• Grubbs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
• Limerick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Limerick is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rabbit Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
• Sweet Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill

How Far From Brisbon to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brisbon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brisbon and extending to:

• Pembroke, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brisbon to Pembroke, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'