Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brentwood Lake:
  • 41.316161, -82.077647
  • 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 Brentwood Lake

• 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Since Brentwood Lake is near Medina County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 Brentwood Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood Lake ...

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.

• Coonville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coonville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
• Fields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Franks Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Franks Corner is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
• Hardscrabble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Nickelplate ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
• Pheasant Run Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
• Robin Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Robin Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Park
• Trinity ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Twin Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Valley City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley City is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <1>
• Whiskyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville

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

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

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brentwood Lake to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'