Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braeburn Heights:
  • 40.256775, -74.768217
  • 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 Braeburn Heights

• 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Since Braeburn Heights is near Bucks County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Braeburn Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braeburn Heights ...

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.

• Bear Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
• Birch Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Golden Crest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
• Harts Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Lewisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Princessville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Princessville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
• Quaker Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
• Rosedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Slackwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Thornridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
  • Wheat Sheaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
  • White Horse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • White Horse is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • Woodside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Braeburn Heights 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 community such as Braeburn Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Braeburn Heights and extending to:

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Braeburn Heights to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'