Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brandenberg:
  • 45.816113, -106.233064
  • 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 Brandenberg

• 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 Rosebud County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rosebud County
  • Since Brandenberg is near Powder River County and also Custer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powder River County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Brandenberg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandenberg ...

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.

• Castle Rock ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Castle Rock is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Crain Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Crain Place is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Place
• Jimtown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jimtown is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Lame Deer
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lame Deer is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lame Deer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lame Deer <1>
• Lee ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Moon Creek ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Moon Creek is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Creek
• Muddy
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Muddy is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
• Signal Butte ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Signal Butte is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Butte
• Willow Crossing
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Crossing is located in Powder River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Crossing
• Wood Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood Place is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Place

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

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

• Forsyth, which is the Seat of Rosebud County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brandenberg to Forsyth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'