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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 Brimfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brimfield 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 Brimfield:
- 41.454216, -85.398035
- 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 Brimfield
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Brimfield is near LaGrange County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Brimfield
Communities Also Named Brimfield ...
We found four communities that are also named Brimfield.
Within Indiana, the name Brimfield is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Brimfield is located in Peoria County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west of the Brimfield that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Brimfield.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Brimfield is located in Carroll County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brimfield that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brimfield.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Brimfield is located in Hampden County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east of the Brimfield that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Brimfield.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Brimfield is located in Portage County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brimfield that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Brimfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brimfield ...
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.
- Bakertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bakertown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Gravel Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Ramblewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Rome City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Nook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Nook is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Tall Timbers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Valentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Wolf Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Woodland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Brimfield 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 Brimfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brimfield and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brimfield to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 474 miles [762.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 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- Brimfield) 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 Brimfield 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 Brimfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4542, Longitude: -85.3980 In this case, the coordinates for Brimfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.973 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.604 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.603 degrees. |
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