Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brindletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brindletown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brindletown
- 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 Brindletown:
- 35.625053, -81.799911
- 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 Brindletown
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Brindletown is near McDowell County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Brindletown ...
We found one communities that share the name Brindletown.
Within North Carolina, the name Brindletown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Brindletown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Brindletown is located in Ocean County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brindletown that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Brindletown.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brindletown ...
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.
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Enola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Golden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hardaway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Burke County
- Jacktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Parkhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Burke County
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Tarkey Tail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarkey Tail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkey Tail
- Tarkey Tail is located in Burke County
- Yellow Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
How Far From Brindletown to ...
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 Brindletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brindletown and extending to:
- Morganton, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brindletown to Morganton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brindletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burke County: www.co.burke.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- Brindletown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brindletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6251, Longitude: -81.7999 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Brindletown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.766 degrees. |