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36.929509, -85.203847
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We found seventeen communities that are also named Bryan.
Within Kentucky, the name Bryan is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
This Bryan is located in Walker County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bryan that is located in Russell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Bryan.
Arkansas
Scott County
This Bryan is located in Scott County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bryan that is located in Russell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Bryan.
Kansas
Marshall County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bryan [Marshall County].
Louisiana
Bienville Parish
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 Louisiana community of Bryan [Bienville Parish].
Michigan
Mackinac County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Mackinac County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Bryan.
New Mexico
Grant County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bryan.
North Carolina
Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Bryan [Wilkes County].
Ohio
Williams County
This Bryan is located in Williams County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north of the Bryan that is located in Russell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Bryan.
Oklahoma
Osage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Bryan [Osage County].
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
This Bryan is located in Armstrong County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bryan that is located in Russell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Bryan.
Fayette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bryan [Fayette County].
Greene County
This Bryan is located in Greene County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the northeast of the Bryan that is located in Russell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bryan.
Texas
Brazos County
This Bryan is located in Brazos County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bryan that is located in Russell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Bryan.
Wise County
This Bryan is located in Wise County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the west southwest of the Bryan that is located in Russell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Bryan.
West Virginia
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Bryan [Marion County].
Mason 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 West Virginia community of Bryan [Mason County].
Wyoming
Sweetwater 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 Wyoming community of Bryan [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryan ...
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.
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 Bryan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryan and extending to:
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bryan to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bryan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Bryan 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.
<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 Bryan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Bryan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bryan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9295, Longitude: -85.2038 In this case, the coordinates for Bryan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.844 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.806 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.818 degrees.