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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 Brady, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brady 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 Brady:
- 31.665178, -94.203810
- 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 Brady
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Brady is near San Augustine County and also Nacogdoches County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches 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 Brady
Communities Also Named Brady ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Brady.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Brady.
Beyond Texas, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- McCulloch County
- This Brady is located in McCulloch County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brady that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of Brady.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Brady [Pulaski County].
- Indiana
- Shelby 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 Indiana community of Brady [Shelby County].
- Kentucky
- Rowan County
- This Brady is located in Rowan County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brady that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Brady.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Brady is located in Allegany County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brady that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Brady.
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo 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 Brady [Kalamazoo County].
- Ontonagon 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 Brady [Ontonagon County].
- Saginaw 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 Brady [Saginaw County].
- Montana
- Pondera County
- This Brady is located in Pondera County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brady that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pondera County community of Brady.
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- This Brady is located in Lincoln County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brady that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Brady.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brady [Guernsey County].
- Tuscarawas 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 Ohio community of Brady [Tuscarawas County].
- Oklahoma
- Garvin County
- This Brady is located in Garvin County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brady that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Brady.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Brady [Clarion County].
- Indiana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Indiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Brady.
- Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Brady [Northumberland County].
- Washington
- Grays Harbor County
- This Brady is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brady that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Brady.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia 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 West Virginia community of Brady [Monongalia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brady ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Bland Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lanetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanetown is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Short
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Brady 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 Brady to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brady and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brady to Center, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brady) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Brady 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> | 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 Brady, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brady 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 Brady. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6652, Longitude: -94.2038 In this case, the coordinates for Brady have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.10 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.185 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.659 degrees. |
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