Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brightwood Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brightwood Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brightwood Manor

• 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 Brightwood Manor:
  • 37.224295, -80.445607
  • 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 Brightwood Manor

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Brightwood Manor is near Giles County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Brightwood Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brightwood Manor ...

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.

• Airport Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
• Cedar Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
• Clover Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Farmview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• Hunters Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Knob Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Meadow Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Meadow Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
• Mission Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Mountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Murphy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Orchard View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Patrick Henry Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
  • Pheasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Pilgrims Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
  • Prices Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
  • Rainbow Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
  • Ramble Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
  • Silver Leaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Stonegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Sundance Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
  • Sundance Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • University Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace

How Far From Brightwood Manor 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 Brightwood Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brightwood Manor and extending to:

• Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brightwood Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'