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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 Brantford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brantford 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 Brantford:
- 39.712183, -97.359789
- 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 Brantford
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Brantford is near Republic County and also Cloud County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Republic County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cloud 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 Brantford
Communities Also Named Brantford ...
We found two communities that are also named Brantford.
Within Kansas, the name Brantford is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Eddy County
- This Brantford is located in Eddy County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the north of the Brantford that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Brantford.
- Ontario
- This Brantford lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brantford that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brantford ...
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.
- Agenda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hubbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
How Far From Brantford 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 Brantford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brantford and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brantford to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brantford) 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 Brantford 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 Brantford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7122, Longitude: -97.3598 In this case, the coordinates for Brantford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.997 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.947 degrees. |
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