Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brows Defeat:
  • 37.950833, -82.641260
  • 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 Brows Defeat

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Brows Defeat is near Johnson County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Brows Defeat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brows Defeat ...

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.

• Bumblebee ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
• Castle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Charley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charley is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
• Chestnut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Georges Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
• Ivory ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ivory is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
• Job
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Job is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
• Lost Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Patrick
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Patrick is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
• Peach Orchard
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Tomahawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomahawk is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk

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

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

• Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brows Defeat to Louisa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'