Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bryar:
  • 40.023392, -83.883821
  • 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 Bryar

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Bryar is near Champaign County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Bryar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryar ...

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.

• Bowlusville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
• Eagle City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
• Glen Echo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen Echo is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
• Greenlawn Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
• Home Orchards
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Home Orchards is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
• Owl Town ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Owl Town is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
• Rock Way
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Way is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
• Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
• Upper Fox Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
• Walnut Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
• Windy Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Windy Corner is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Corner

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

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Bryar to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'