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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 Braznell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braznell 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 Braznell:
- 40.024797, -79.853657
- 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 Braznell
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Braznell is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Braznell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braznell ...
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.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Century
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Curfew
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Curfew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curfew
- Daisytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Filbert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Grindstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heistersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Helen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Herbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Herbert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lower Peanut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
- Lowhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Naomi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Redstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Sea Right
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Right is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
- Searights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Smallwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Smock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Star Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Tuckertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Upper Peanut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walkertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wood Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Braznell 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 Braznell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Braznell and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Braznell to Uniontown, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braznell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Braznell 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 Braznell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0248, Longitude: -79.8537 In this case, the coordinates for Braznell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.52 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.464 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.512 degrees. |
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