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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 Bremond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bremond 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 Bremond:
- 31.166399, -96.675477
- 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 Bremond
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Bremond is near Falls County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Bremond
Communities Also Named Bremond ...
We found one communities that are also named Bremond.
Within Texas, the name Bremond is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Bremond in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Bremond is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bremond that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Bremond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bremond ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Coit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coit is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coit
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Headsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Highbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Mustang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mustang is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Salter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salter is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Stranger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunrise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Bremond 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 city such as Bremond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bremond and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bremond to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,794 miles [12,543.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bremond) 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 Bremond 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 Bremond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1664, Longitude: -96.6755 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.775 degrees. |
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