Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brodnax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brodnax and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brodnax
- 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 Brodnax:
- 36.705306, -78.032052
- 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 Brodnax
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Brodnax is near Spotsylvania County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Brodnax ...
We found one communities that share the name Brodnax.
Within Virginia, the name Brodnax is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Brodnax in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brodnax ...
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.
- Brokenburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brokenburg
- From Brodnax to Brokenburg
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Diamond Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Dockery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Forksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Hicks Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
- Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
- Joyceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
- Joyceville is located in Brunswick County
- La Crosse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>
- Merchant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Opie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Opie
- From Brodnax to Opie
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Price Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
- Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
- Stones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
- Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
How Far From Brodnax 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 town such as Brodnax to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Brodnax and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brodnax to Lawrenceville, 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brodnax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Brodnax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Brodnax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brodnax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7053, Longitude: -78.0321 |
| <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 Brodnax 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 308.577 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.889 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.923 degrees. |