Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braytown:
  • 38.730617, -85.158564
  • 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 Braytown

• 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 Switzerland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Switzerland County
  • Since Braytown is near Carroll County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Braytown

Communities Also Named Braytown ...

We found one communities that are also named Braytown.

Within Indiana, the name Braytown is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Braytown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Anderson County
    • This Braytown is located in Anderson County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Braytown that is located in Switzerland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Braytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braytown ...

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.

• Easterday
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
• English
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • English is located in Carroll County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Switzerland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Indian Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Hills is located in Carroll County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lamb
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamb is located in Switzerland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Locust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Long Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Run is located in Switzerland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Manville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Monitor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monitor is located in Trimble County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor

How Far From Braytown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Braytown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braytown and extending to:

• Vevay, which is the Seat of Switzerland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Braytown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'