Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brandon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brandon
- 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 Brandon:
- 45.468259, -112.139713
- 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 Brandon
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Brandon is near Beaverhead County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brandon ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Brandon.
Within Montana, the name Brandon is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Brandon lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Madison County.
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Brandon lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brandon that is located in Madison County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Brandon is located in Ashe County and lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<2> to the east of the Brandon that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Brandon.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Brandon is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km] to the east southeast of the Brandon that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Brandon.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon ...
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.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Madison County
- Iron Rod ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Mammoth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Pony ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pony <4>
- Ruby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Silver Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
- Silver Star is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Star <4>
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strawberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Twin Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <4>
- Virginia City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <4>
How Far From Brandon 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 Brandon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandon and extending to:
- Virginia City, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brandon to Virginia City, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Brandon 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. |
| <2> | 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- Brandon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4683, Longitude: -112.1397 In this case, the coordinates for Brandon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Brandon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.481 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.539 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.476 degrees. |