Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Brave.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brave:
  • 39.724801, -80.260073<1>
  • 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 Brave

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Brave is near Monongalia County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Brave

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brave ...

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.

• Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff is also located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Buzz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Buzz is also located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Gump
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gump is also located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
• Hero
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hero is also located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
• Hunting Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Jakes Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
• Jollytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jollytown is also located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
• Maple
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Miracle Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
  • Pine Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Bank is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
  • Ragtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ragtown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Rush Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rush Crossroads is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Crossroads
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shamrock is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Triumph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Triumph is also located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph

How Far From Brave 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 included the distance from a community such as Brave to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brave and extending to:

• Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brave to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>