Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Brosend:
  • 37.964488, -87.395842
  • 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 Camp Brosend

• 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
  • Since Camp Brosend is near Henderson County and also Vanderburgh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh 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 Camp Brosend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Brosend ...

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.

• Castle Garden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Castle Garden is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
• Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Center is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Dayville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dayville is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
• Fisherville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fisherville is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Knob Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Melody Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
• Paradise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Paradise is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Red Bush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Bush is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bush
• Reed
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Rustic Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rustic Hills is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
• Spottsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
• Yankeetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

How Far From Camp Brosend 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 Camp Brosend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Camp Brosend and extending to:

• Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Camp Brosend to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'