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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 Brayton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brayton 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 Brayton:
- 35.481591, -85.183636
- 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 Brayton
- 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 Bledsoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
- Since Brayton is near Rhea County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Brayton
Communities Also Named Brayton ...
We found eight communities that are also named Brayton.
Within Tennessee, the name Brayton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Audubon County
- This Brayton is located in Audubon County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brayton that is located in Bledsoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Brayton.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Brayton [Bristol County].
- Missouri
- Bates County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Brayton [Bates County].
- Nebraska
- Greeley County
- This Brayton is located in Greeley County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brayton that is located in Bledsoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Brayton.
- New York
- Warren County
- This Brayton is located in Warren County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brayton that is located in Bledsoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Brayton.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Brayton.
- South Dakota
- Sully County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Brayton [Sully County].
- Virginia
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brayton [Greene County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brayton ...
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.
- Bakewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bakewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakewell
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gates Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gates Ford is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Ford
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hughes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Lees Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Station is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Station
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- New Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sale Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
How Far From Brayton 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 Brayton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brayton and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Bledsoe County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brayton to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Brayton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Brayton 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 Brayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4816, Longitude: -85.1836 In this case, the coordinates for Brayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.543 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.182 degrees. |
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