Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Briarwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briarwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Briarwood
- 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 Briarwood:
- 46.786075, -96.797027
- 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 Briarwood
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Briarwood is near Clay County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Briarwood ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Briarwood.
Within North Dakota, the name Briarwood is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Briarwood is located in Bibb County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Briarwood.
- Clayton County
- This Briarwood is located in Clayton County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Briarwood.
- Columbia County
- This Briarwood is located in Columbia County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Briarwood.
- Coweta County
- This Briarwood is located in Coweta County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Briarwood.
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Briarwood [Fulton County].
- Hall County
- This Briarwood is located in Hall County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Briarwood.
- Muscogee County
- This Briarwood is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Briarwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Briarwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Briarwood.
- Calvert County
- This Briarwood is located in Calvert County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Briarwood.
- Charles County
- This Briarwood is located in Charles County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Briarwood.
- Prince George's County
- This Briarwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Briarwood.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Briarwood is located in Lee County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Briarwood.
- Lowndes County
- This Briarwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km] to the south southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Briarwood.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Briarwood is located in Berks County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Briarwood.
- Bucks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Briarwood [Bucks County].
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Briarwood is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Briarwood.
- Horry County
- This Briarwood is located in Horry County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Briarwood.
- Pickens County
- This Briarwood is located in Pickens County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Briarwood.
- Richland County
- This Briarwood is located in Richland County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Briarwood.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Briarwood is located in Coffee County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Briarwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Briarwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Briarwood.
- Rutherford County
- This Briarwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Briarwood.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Briarwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Briarwood.
- Augusta County
- This Briarwood is located in Augusta County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Briarwood.
- Bristol City
- This Briarwood is located in Bristol City and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km] to the southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Briarwood.
- Portsmouth City
- This Briarwood is located in Portsmouth City and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km] to the east southeast of the Briarwood that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Briarwood.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Briarwood [Washington County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briarwood ...
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.
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fargo is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <4>
- Frontier
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Moorhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorhead is located in Clay County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <4>
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Prairie Rose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Wild Rice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County
How Far From Briarwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Briarwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briarwood and extending to:
- Fargo, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Briarwood to Bismarck, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briarwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briarwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briarwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7861, Longitude: -96.7970 In this case, the coordinates for Briarwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Briarwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Briarwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.844 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.297 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.155 degrees. |