Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bronwood:
  • 31.831572, -84.363744
  • 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 Bronwood

• 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 Terrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell County
  • Since Bronwood is near Lee County and also Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Bronwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bronwood ...

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.

• Bridges Crossroad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
• Cottondale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• Eagle Pond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Pond is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pond
• Edwards ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Graves
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Graves is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
• Jordan Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan Place is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
• Olivers Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
  • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
• Parrott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parrott is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Parrott
  • From Bronwood to Parrott
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Yeomans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people

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

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

• Dawson, which is the Seat of Terrell County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bronwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'