Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brady, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brady and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brady
- 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 Brady:
- 38.169843, -83.439371
- 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 Brady
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Brady is near Bath County and also Fleming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- eBird sighting report for Fleming 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 Brady ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Brady.
Within Kentucky, the name Brady is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brady [Kalamazoo County].
- Ontonagon 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 Michigan community of Brady [Ontonagon County].
- Saginaw 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 Michigan community of Brady [Saginaw County].
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Guernsey 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 Ohio community of Brady [Guernsey County].
- Tuscarawas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brady [Tuscarawas County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brady [Clarion County].
- Indiana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Indiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Brady.
- Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Brady [Northumberland County].
- Texas
- McCulloch County
- This Brady is located in McCulloch County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brady that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of Brady.
- Shelby County
- This Brady is located in Shelby County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the west southwest of the Brady that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Brady.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brady ...
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.
- Big Brushy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Brushy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brushy
- Big Brushy is located in Rowan County
- Bluestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Christy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Farmers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hays Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Crossing
- Hays Crossing is located in Rowan County
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lick Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Morehead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <5>
- Sharkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Smile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Brady to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brady to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brady and extending to:
- Morehead, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brady to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brady. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Brady 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brady) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brady. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1698, Longitude: -83.4394 In this case, the coordinates for Brady have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Brady, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Brady to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.768 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.751 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.704 degrees. |