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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 Braysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braysville 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 Braysville:
- 39.288110, -84.869676
- 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 Braysville
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Braysville is near Franklin County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Braysville
Communities Also Named Braysville ...
We found one communities that are also named Braysville.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Braysville.
Beyond Indiana.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Owen County
- This Braysville is located in Owen County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west of the Braysville that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Braysville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braysville ...
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.
- Alert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Blue Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Jay is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Fort Gass ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gass is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gass
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Hooven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Haven is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Haven
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Shaker Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Braysville 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 Braysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braysville and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Braysville to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Braysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Braysville 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 Braysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2881, Longitude: -84.8697 In this case, the coordinates for Braysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.929 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.011 degrees. |
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