Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braddyville:
  • 40.580631, -95.031186
  • 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 Braddyville

• 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 Page County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Since Braddyville is near Nodaway County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nodaway County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Braddyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braddyville ...

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.

• Coin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coin is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• College Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • College Springs is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Dawsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawsonville is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
• Elmo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
• London ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • London is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
• Page Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Page Center is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
• Possum Walk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Possum Walk is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk
• Quitman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
• Roseberry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Roseberry is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry

How Far From Braddyville 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 city such as Braddyville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Braddyville and extending to:

• Clarinda, which is the Seat of Page County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Braddyville to Clarinda, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 960 miles [1,545 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'