Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brown Bridge Square:
  • 33.580669, -83.931853
  • 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 Brown Bridge Square

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Brown Bridge Square is near Rockdale County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Brown Bridge Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown Bridge Square ...

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.

• Abide Awhile
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
• Beaver Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Fieldstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fieldstone is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
• Forest Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
• Forest Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
• Fox Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
• Knights Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
• Plum Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Porterdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Porterdale is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterdale <1>
• River North
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • River North is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
• Rogers Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
• Slades Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Slades Mill is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill

How Far From Brown Bridge Square 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 Brown Bridge Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Brown Bridge Square to Atlanta, 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 just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 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 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'