Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brandywine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandywine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brandywine
- 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 Brandywine:
- 29.772153, -90.779259
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brandywine
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Brandywine is near Terrebonne Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brandywine ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Brandywine.
Within Louisiana, the name Brandywine is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Brandywine is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Brandywine.
- British Columbia
- This Brandywine lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- California
- San Joaquin 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 California community of Brandywine [San Joaquin County].
- Colorado
- Broomfield County
- This Brandywine is located in Broomfield County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broomfield County community of Brandywine.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Brandywine is located in New Castle County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brandywine.
- Illinois
- DuPage 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 Illinois community of Brandywine [DuPage County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Brandywine is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brandywine.
- Mississippi
- Claiborne 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 Mississippi community of Brandywine [Claiborne County].
- New York
- Schenectady 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 New York community of Brandywine [Schenectady County].
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Brandywine is located in New Hanover County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Brandywine.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This Brandywine is located in Crawford County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Brandywine.
- Summit County
- This Brandywine is located in Summit County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km] to the north northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Brandywine.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Brandywine is located in York County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Brandywine.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Brandywine is located in Richland County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Brandywine.
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Brandywine is located in Amherst County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Brandywine.
- Caroline County
- This Brandywine is located in Caroline County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Brandywine.
- West Virginia
- Pendleton County
- This Brandywine is located in Pendleton County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brandywine that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Brandywine.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandywine ...
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.
- Chackbay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Elmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
- Isle of Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
- Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Lowlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Magnolia Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Minerva Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Rebecca Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebecca Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
- Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Twelve Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars
- Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
How Far From Brandywine to ...
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 Brandywine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandywine and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Brandywine to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandywine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandywine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandywine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7722, Longitude: -90.7793 In this case, the coordinates for Brandywine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Brandywine 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 parish. 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brandywine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.728 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.162 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.517 degrees. |