Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Briensburg:
  • 36.903667, -88.323647
  • 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 Briensburg

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Briensburg is near Livingston County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Briensburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briensburg ...

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.

• Dogtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dogtown is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Fairdealing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
• Gilbertsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <1>
• Grand Rivers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <1>
• Harris Hill Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris Hill Ford is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Ford
• Harvey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvey is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Little Bear Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Bear Creek is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear Creek
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Olive
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Scale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scale is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
• Twin Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Briensburg and extending to:

• Benton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Briensburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'