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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 Brazil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brazil 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 Brazil:
- 40.758449, -92.954711
- 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 Brazil
- 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 Appanoose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appanoose County
- Since Brazil is near Wayne County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Brazil
Communities Also Named Brazil ...
We found seven communities that are also named Brazil.
Within Iowa, the name Brazil is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Brazil is located in Clay County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brazil that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Brazil.
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Brazil is located in Jackson County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brazil that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Brazil.
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brazil [Osceola County].
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Brazil is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brazil that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Brazil.
- Missouri
- Cole County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Brazil [Cole County].
- Washington County
- This Brazil is located in Washington County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brazil that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brazil.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Brazil is located in Gibson County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brazil that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Brazil.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brazil ...
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.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martinstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martinstown is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
- Mystic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thirty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thirty is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirty
- Walnut City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Brazil 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 Brazil to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brazil and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Appanoose County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Brazil to Des Moines, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brazil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Brazil could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brazil 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 Brazil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7584, Longitude: -92.9547 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.508 degrees. |
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