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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 Brewton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewton 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 Brewton:
- 32.651014, -80.805940
- 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 Brewton
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Brewton is near Colleton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Brewton
Communities Also Named Brewton ...
We found three communities that are also named Brewton.
Within South Carolina, the name Brewton is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Brewton is located in Escambia County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brewton that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Brewton.
- Georgia
- Laurens County
- This Brewton is located in Laurens County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brewton that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Brewton.
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Brewton [Jackson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewton ...
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.
- Blake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blake is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Early Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gardens Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
- Grays Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
- Hickory Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Possum Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Possum Corner is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
How Far From Brewton 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 Brewton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brewton and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brewton to Beaufort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brewton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Brewton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brewton 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 Brewton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6510, Longitude: -80.8059 In this case, the coordinates for Brewton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.219 degrees. |
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