Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brenham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brenham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brenham
- 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 Brenham:
- 30.167132, -96.396153
- 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 Brenham
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Brenham is near Austin County and also Burleson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Austin County
- eBird sighting report for Burleson 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 Brenham ...
We found two communities that share the name Brenham.
Within Texas, the name Brenham is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brenham ...
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.
- Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Earlywine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Gay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Greenvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
- Klump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Longpoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Prairie Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Washington County
- Sandy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Washington County
- Zionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Brenham 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 Brenham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brenham and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brenham to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,832 miles [12,604.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brenham: www.ci.brenham.tx.us/
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brenham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Brenham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brenham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1671, Longitude: -96.3962 |
| <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'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 Brenham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.315 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.419 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.75 degrees. |