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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 Brill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brill 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 Brill:
- 39.732294, -81.708186
- 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 Brill
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Brill is near Noble County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 Brill
Communities Also Named Brill ...
We found two communities that are also named Brill.
Within Ohio, the name Brill is unique.
Beyond Ohio, 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 ...
- Quebec
- This Brill lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brill that is located in Morgan County.
- Wisconsin
- Barron County
- This Brill is located in Barron County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brill that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Brill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brill ...
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.
- Cabinville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cabinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinville
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Olive Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Rich Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Ruraldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruraldale is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Young Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young Hickory is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
How Far From Brill 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 Brill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Brill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brill and extending to:
- McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brill to McConnelsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Brill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Brill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brill 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 Brill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7323, Longitude: -81.7082 In this case, the coordinates for Brill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.732 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.442 degrees. |
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