Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brems, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brems and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brems
- 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 Brems:
- 41.339208, -86.697517
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brems
- 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 Starke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Starke County
- Since Brems is near LaPorte County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brems ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Bass Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Station
- Bass Station is located in Starke County
- English Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Grovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Starke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <2>
- Indian Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Starke County
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <2>
- Lena Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Toto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Union Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Mills <2>
How Far From Brems 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 community such as Brems to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Brems and extending to:
- Knox, which is the Seat of Starke County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Brems to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brems. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brems) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brems. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3392, Longitude: -86.6975 In this case, the coordinates for Brems have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Brems to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.823 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.555 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.267 degrees. |