Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brantford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brantford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brantford

• 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 Brantford:
  • 47.598614, -98.921728
  • 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 Brantford

• 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 Eddy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eddy County
  • Since Brantford is near Foster County and also Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Foster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wells 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 Brantford

Communities Also Named Brantford ...

We found two communities that are also named Brantford.

Within North Dakota, the name Brantford is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Washington County
    • This Brantford is located in Washington County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the south of the Brantford that is located in Eddy County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brantford.
  • Ontario
    • This Brantford lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brantford that is located in Eddy County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brantford ...

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.

• Divide
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Divide is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Grace City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace City is located in Foster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <2>
• Hamberg
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <2>
• Heaton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Heaton is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Josephine
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Josephine is located in Benson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Munster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Munster is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brantford and extending to:

• New Rockford, which is the Seat of Eddy County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brantford to New Rockford, 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.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'