Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brumley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brumley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brumley
- 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 Brumley:
- 32.879573, -95.014938
- 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 Brumley
- 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since Brumley is near Camp County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camp County
- eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Brumley ...
We found three communities that share the name Brumley.
Within Texas, the name Brumley is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brumley ...
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.
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Camp County
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Upshur County
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Camp County
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Camp County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
- Lone Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pecan Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Heights
- Pecan Heights is located in Camp County
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Rocky Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Rosewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Upshur County
How Far From Brumley 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 Brumley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brumley and extending to:
- Gilmer, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brumley to Gilmer, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,641 miles [12,297 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brumley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Brumley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brumley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8796, Longitude: -95.0149 In this case, the coordinates for Brumley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Brumley 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 318.774 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.856 degrees. |