Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brandy Camp:
  • 41.320894, -78.687526
  • 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 Brandy Camp

• 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Brandy Camp is near Jefferson County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Brandy Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandy Camp ...

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.

• Boot Jack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
• Cartwright
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwright is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Challenge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Challenge is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
• Coal Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
• Earlyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Helen Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Helen Mills is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
• Squab Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow

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

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

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Brandy Camp to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'