Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brinegar:
  • 38.221193, -83.289902
  • 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 Brinegar

• 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Since Brinegar is near Rowan County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Brinegar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brinegar ...

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.

• Elliottville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Gates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gates is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Globe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Globe is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Hays Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hays Crossing is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Crossing
• Jacobs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jacobs is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
• Limestone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Sideway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sideway is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideway
• Silica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silica is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Soldier
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Soldier is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier

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

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

• Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brinegar to Grayson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'