Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Briggs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briggs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Briggs
- 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 Briggs:
- 41.085602, -85.470256
- 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 Briggs
- 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 Whitley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- Since Briggs is near Huntington County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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
Communities Also Named Briggs ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Briggs.
Within Indiana, the name Briggs is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Briggs is located in Cochise County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Briggs that is located in Whitley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Briggs.
- Yavapai County
- This Briggs is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km] to the west of the Briggs that is located in Whitley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Briggs.
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Briggs [Los Angeles County].
- Ventura County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Briggs [Ventura County].
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga 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 Ohio community of Briggs [Cuyahoga County].
- Washington County
- This Briggs is located in Washington County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Briggs that is located in Whitley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Briggs.
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Humphreys 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 Tennessee community of Briggs [Humphreys County].
- Unicoi County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Briggs [Unicoi County].
- Texas
- Burnet County
- This Briggs is located in Burnet County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Briggs that is located in Whitley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Briggs.
- Dallas 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 Texas community of Briggs [Dallas County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briggs ...
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.
- Bracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Whitley County
- Forest Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
- Goblesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Liberty Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Manor Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Manor Woods is located in Allen County
- Peabody
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rolling Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
- Saturn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Walnut Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corners
- Walnut Corners is located in Whitley County
How Far From Briggs 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 Briggs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briggs and extending to:
- Columbia City, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Briggs to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briggs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briggs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0856, Longitude: -85.4703 In this case, the coordinates for Briggs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Briggs 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Briggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Briggs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.026 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.611 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.751 degrees. |