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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 Brinkley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brinkley Estates 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 Brinkley Estates:
    • 36.221804, -80.118933
    • 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 Brinkley Estates
  • 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Since Brinkley Estates is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Brinkley Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brinkley Estates ...

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.

  • Benefit ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
  • Bonanza Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
  • Ceramic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ceramic is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
  • Chalk Level ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Chestnut Trails
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
  • Dennis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dennis is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Germanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greystone Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
  • High Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
  • Kings Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
  • Rosebud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosebud is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Smokerise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Stokesdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Timber Trails
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
    • Walkertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Willowbend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brinkley Estates and extending to:

  • Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brinkley Estates to Winston - Salem, 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 87 miles [140 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brinkley Estates) 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 Brinkley Estates 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 Brinkley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2218, Longitude: -80.1189       In this case, the coordinates for Brinkley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.796 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.21 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.913 degrees.