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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 Brightwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brightwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Brightwood:
- 40.448677, -81.393168
- 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 Brightwood
- 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Since Brightwood is near Carroll County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Brightwood
Communities Also Named Brightwood ...
We found nine communities that are also named Brightwood.
Within Ohio, the name Brightwood is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brightwood [Marion County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Brightwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Brightwood.
- Baltimore County
- This Brightwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east southeast of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Brightwood.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Brightwood is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east southeast of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Brightwood.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Brightwood is located in Hampden County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Brightwood.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Brightwood is located in Guilford County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Brightwood.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Brightwood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Brightwood.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Brightwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the east of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brightwood.
- Virginia
- Madison County
- This Brightwood is located in Madison County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Brightwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brightwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brightwood ...
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.
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Joyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Joyce is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- New England ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New England is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Royal Lane Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Royal Lane Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane Park
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Willow Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Yankeetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Brightwood 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 Brightwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brightwood and extending to:
- New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brightwood to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brightwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brightwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brightwood 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 Brightwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4487, Longitude: -81.3932 In this case, the coordinates for Brightwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.588 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.055 degrees. |
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