Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brandenburg Station:
  • 37.968959, -86.140524
  • 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 Brandenburg Station

• 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 Meade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
  • Since Brandenburg Station is near Harrison County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Brandenburg Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandenburg Station ...

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.

• Cedar Farm Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
• Central
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cold Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Evans Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
• Haysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Haysville is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Hillgrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hillgrove is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
• Howard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Hughes Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
• Lickskillet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Maples Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maples Corner is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
• Rock Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
• Tobacco Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tobacco Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Landing
• Valley City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City

How Far From Brandenburg Station 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 Brandenburg Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brandenburg, which is the Seat of Meade County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Brandenburg Station to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'