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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 Bramblewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bramblewood 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 Bramblewood:
    • 34.964317, -80.552845
    • 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 Bramblewood
  • 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Since Bramblewood is near Chesterfield County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Bramblewood

Communities Also Named Bramblewood ...

We found three communities that are also named Bramblewood.

Within North Carolina, the name Bramblewood is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Bramblewood is located in DeKalb County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bramblewood that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Bramblewood.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Bramblewood is located in Harford County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bramblewood that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bramblewood.
      • Worcester County
      • This Bramblewood is located in Worcester County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the northeast of the Bramblewood that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Bramblewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bramblewood ...

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.

  • Bakers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakers is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Council Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Council Oaks is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Oaks
  • Fowler Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fowler Crossroads is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Crossroads
  • Helms Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Helms Park is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Park
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Lee Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lee Wood is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Wood
  • Rock Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Rest is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
  • Rolling Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Timber Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Timber Lake is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lake

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bramblewood to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bramblewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bramblewood 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 Bramblewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9643, Longitude: -80.5528       In this case, the coordinates for Bramblewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.054 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.323 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.469 degrees.