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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 Brewers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewers 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 Brewers:
- 36.351520, -81.090361
- 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 Brewers
- 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
- Since Brewers is near Alleghany County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Brewers
Communities Also Named Brewers ...
We found two communities that are also named Brewers.
Within North Carolina, the name Brewers is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Polk County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brewers [Polk County].
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Brewers is located in Marshall County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the west of the Brewers that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Brewers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewers ...
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.
- Cherry Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Chuckle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckle
- Dockery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Halls Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Hays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newlife ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newlife is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlife
- Offer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Offer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offer
- Pine Swamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Swamp is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Roaring Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Traphill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitty ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitty is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitty
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
How Far From Brewers 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 Brewers 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 community of Brewers once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brewers and extending to:
- Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brewers to Wilkesboro, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brewers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brewers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brewers 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 Brewers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3515, Longitude: -81.0904 In this case, the coordinates for Brewers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.879 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.264 degrees. |
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