Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brotherton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brotherton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brotherton
- 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 Brotherton:
- 36.273155, -82.921826
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brotherton
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Brotherton is near Hawkins County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brotherton ...
We found six communities that share the name Brotherton.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Brotherton.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Putnam County
- This Brotherton is located in Putnam County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the Brotherton that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Brotherton.
- Putnam County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Lane 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 Kansas community of Brotherton [Lane County].
- Michigan
- Houghton 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 Michigan community of Brotherton [Houghton County].
- Sanilac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brotherton [Sanilac County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Brotherton is located in Somerset County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brotherton that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Brotherton.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Brotherton is located in Fannin County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west of the Brotherton that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Brotherton.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brotherton ...
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.
- Butcher ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Couch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Craft Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Spring
- Craft Spring is located in Greene County
- Derby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Hawkins County
- Hull Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mohawk Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Crossroad
- Mohawk Crossroad is located in Greene County
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Greene County
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
- Romeo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Brotherton 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 Brotherton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brotherton and extending to:
- Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brotherton to Greeneville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brotherton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Brotherton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brotherton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2732, Longitude: -82.9218 In this case, the coordinates for Brotherton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Brotherton 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Brotherton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.112 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.036 degrees. |