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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 Brogdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brogdon 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 Brogdon:
- 33.530946, -84.512984
- 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 Brogdon
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Brogdon is near Fulton County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Brogdon
Communities Also Named Brogdon ...
We found one communities that are also named Brogdon.
Within Georgia, the name Brogdon is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Brogdon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Brogdon is located in Sumter County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east of the Brogdon that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Brogdon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brogdon ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bench Mark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Christian Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
- Dix - Leeson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Gamma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gamma is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Ginger Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
- Graves Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Hickory Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Hillandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillandale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hollydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollydale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Hopeful
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hopeful is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lees Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lees Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Skylane Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Smoke Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Brogdon 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 Brogdon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brogdon and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Brogdon to Atlanta, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brogdon) 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 Brogdon 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 Brogdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5309, Longitude: -84.5130 In this case, the coordinates for Brogdon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.317 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.388 degrees. |
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