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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 Brewton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Brewton:
- 30.631314, -88.657780
- 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 Brewton
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Brewton is near George County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Brewton
Communities Also Named Brewton ...
We found three communities that are also named Brewton.
Within Mississippi, the name Brewton is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Brewton is located in Escambia County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brewton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Brewton.
- Georgia
- Laurens County
- This Brewton is located in Laurens County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brewton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Brewton.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Brewton is located in Beaufort County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brewton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Brewton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewton ...
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.
- Big Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dickens Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Graham Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graham Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Ferry
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Hickory Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holders Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holders Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
- Holly Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
- Martin Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Popetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Popetown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
- Tanners Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
- Three Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
How Far From Brewton 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 Brewton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Brewton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brewton and extending to:
- Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brewton to Pascagoula, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,349 miles [8,608.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Brewton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brewton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brewton 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 Brewton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6313, Longitude: -88.6578 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.571 degrees. |
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