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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 North Brentwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Brentwood 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 North Brentwood:
- 33.492376, -80.813703
- 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 North Brentwood
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since North Brentwood is near Calhoun County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 North Brentwood
Communities Also Named North Brentwood ...
We found one communities that are also named North Brentwood.
Within South Carolina, the name North Brentwood is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named North Brentwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Brentwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of North Brentwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Brentwood ...
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.
- Creekmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creekmoor is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmoor
- Haddock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haddock is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hunter Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Jones Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Terrace
- Marshall Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Orangeburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orangewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Pecanway Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Needles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Quicktown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quicktown is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turkey Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Windy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From North Brentwood 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 North Brentwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Brentwood and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from North Brentwood to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Brentwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 North Brentwood 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 North Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4924, Longitude: -80.8137 In this case, the coordinates for North Brentwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.19 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.991 degrees. |
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