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:
35.145700, -80.854794
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.
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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 27 communities that share the name Brandon.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Brandon.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Ashe County
This Brandon is located in Ashe County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Brandon.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Brandon [DeKalb County].
Arkansas
Drew County
This Brandon is located in Drew County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Brandon.
British Columbia
This Brandon lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
California
El Dorado County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Brandon [El Dorado County].
Colorado
Kiowa County
This Brandon is located in Kiowa County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Brandon.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Brandon is located in New Castle County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brandon.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Brandon is located in Hillsborough County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brandon.
Indiana
Rush County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brandon [Rush County].
Iowa
Buchanan County
This Brandon is located in Buchanan County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Brandon.
Louisiana
West Feliciana Parish
This Brandon is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Brandon.
Manitoba
This Brandon lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
Michigan
Oakland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brandon [Oakland County].
Minnesota
Douglas County
This Brandon is located in Douglas County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Brandon.
Mississippi
Rankin County
This Brandon is located in Rankin County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Brandon.
Missouri
Benton County
This Brandon is located in Benton County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Brandon.
Montana
Madison County
This Brandon is located in Madison County and lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brandon.
Nebraska
Perkins County
This Brandon is located in Perkins County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Brandon.
New York
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brandon [Franklin County].
Ohio
Knox County
This Brandon is located in Knox County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brandon.
Pennsylvania
Venango County
This Brandon is located in Venango County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the north of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Brandon.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Brandon is located in Greenville County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brandon.
South Dakota
Minnehaha County
This Brandon is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Brandon.
Texas
Hill County
This Brandon is located in Hill County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Brandon.
Vermont
Rutland County
This Brandon is located in Rutland County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Brandon.
Virginia
Prince George County
This Brandon is located in Prince George County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Brandon.
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County
This Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brandon that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Brandon.
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.
Fairmeadows (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmeadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Brandon to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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: 35.1457, Longitude: -80.8548 In this case, the coordinates for Brandon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 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.
<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 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.
<5>
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.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.228 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.549 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.533 degrees.