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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 Brief, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brief 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 Brief:
- 35.190145, -80.533400
- 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 Brief
- 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 Brief is near Mecklenburg County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Brief
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brief ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Apple Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Cedar Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Brook is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Clear Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Farmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmwood
- Flows Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flows Store is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flows Store
- Heathergate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heathergate is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Hornets Nest ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornets Nest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Lawyers Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Station is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Station
- Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mint Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mint Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hollow
- Orchard Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knoll is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
- Orchard Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orchard Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Pioneer Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Planters Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Planters Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
- Rocky River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky River is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Timber Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Timber Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
How Far From Brief 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 Brief to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brief and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Brief to Monroe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brief) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brief 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 Brief. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1901, Longitude: -80.5334 In this case, the coordinates for Brief have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.043 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.394 degrees. |
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