Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brewer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brewer
- 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 Brewer:
- 34.813152, -95.860826
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brewer
- 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 Pittsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsburg County
- Since Brewer is near Atoka County and also Hughes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Atoka County
- eBird sighting report for Hughes 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brewer ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Brewer.
Within Oklahoma, the name Brewer is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Effingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brewer [Effingham County].
- Long County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brewer [Long County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This Brewer is located in Clarke County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brewer that is located in Pittsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Brewer.
- Lee County
- This Brewer is located in Lee County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east of the Brewer that is located in Pittsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brewer.
- Perry County
- This Brewer is located in Perry County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east southeast of the Brewer that is located in Pittsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Brewer.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Brewer lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brewer that is located in Pittsburg County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewer ...
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.
- Arch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
- Arch is located in Pittsburg County
- Bond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Chambers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
- Craig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Kiowa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <5>
- Krebs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
- Pine Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Richville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Brewer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brewer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brewer and extending to:
- McAlester, which is the Seat of Pittsburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brewer to McAlester, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brewer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brewer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brewer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8132, Longitude: -95.8608 In this case, the coordinates for Brewer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brewer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Brewer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Brewer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.549 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.285 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.979 degrees. |