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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brunswick:
    • 39.423242, -93.129409
    • 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 Brunswick
  • 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 Brunswick ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Brunswick.

Within Missouri, the name Brunswick is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Brunswick lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Windham County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Brunswick.
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Brunswick is located in Glynn County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Brunswick.
    • Illinois
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brunswick [Shelby County].
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Brunswick is located in Clay County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Brunswick.
      • Lake County
      • This Brunswick is located in Lake County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brunswick.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Brunswick is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brunswick.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Brunswick is located in Frederick County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the east of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Brunswick.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • This Brunswick is located in Muskegon County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Brunswick.
    • Minnesota
      • Kanabec County
      • This Brunswick is located in Kanabec County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanabec County community of Brunswick.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Brunswick is located in Warren County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Brunswick.
    • Nebraska
      • Antelope County
      • This Brunswick is located in Antelope County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Brunswick.
    • Nevada
      • Carson City
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Brunswick [Carson City].
      • Ormsby County
      • This community is historic and although located in Ormsby County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ormsby County community of Brunswick.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Brunswick [Dona Ana County].
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Brunswick is located in Rensselaer County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Brunswick.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Brunswick is located in Columbus County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Brunswick.
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brunswick [Randolph County].
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Brunswick is located in Medina County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Brunswick.
    • Ontario
      • This Brunswick lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Brunswick is located in Shelby County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Brunswick.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Brunswick is located in Cherokee County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Brunswick.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Brunswick is located in Brunswick County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the east of the Brunswick that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brunswick ...

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.

  • Fairville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Fairville is located in Saline County
  • Grand Port
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
    • Grand Port is located in Chariton County
  • Grand River City ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
    • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
  • Indian Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
    • Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
  • Little Compton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
    • Little Compton is located in Carroll County
  • Mike
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
    • Mike is located in Chariton County
  • Missouri Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
    • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
  • Newcomer ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcomer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
    • Newcomer is located in Chariton County
  • Oil City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Chariton County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brunswick and extending to:

  • Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Brunswick to Keytesville, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brunswick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brunswick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brunswick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4232, Longitude: -93.1294    
<2>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 Brunswick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Brunswick 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.
<4>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.
<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 Brunswick 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 318.062 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.154 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.883 degrees.









 

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