Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brigham Woods:
  • 33.492914, -81.948448
  • 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 Brigham Woods

• 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Since Brigham Woods is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Brigham Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brigham Woods ...

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.

• Bonnie Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
• Clearwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clearwater is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
• Crestdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crestdale is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
• Crestland
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crestland is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gordon Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hillside Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
• Rose Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rose Hill is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Schultz Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
• Summer Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Summer Hill is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
• Sunset Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
• Willow Springs Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Brigham Woods to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brigham Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brigham Woods to Aiken, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'