Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brewtons Mill:
  • 32.121270, -92.842933
  • 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 Brewtons Mill

• 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 Winn Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
  • Since Brewtons Mill is near Bienville Parish and also Jackson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Brewtons Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewtons Mill ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Crockett ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crockett is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Danville is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Evergreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Mulberry Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Pine Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Saline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
• Shady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady

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

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

• Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brewtons Mill to Winnfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'