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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 Brosville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brosville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brosville:
    • 36.619582, -79.601974
    • 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 Brosville
  • 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
    • Since Brosville is near Henry County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Brosville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brosville ...

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.

  • Berry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
  • Boxwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Boxwood is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Cascade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cedar Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Park is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Dan River ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
  • Davis Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Store is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Store
  • Green Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Happy Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Happy Home is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Irisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Irisburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
  • Leaksville Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville Junction
  • Mount Cross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Olde Hunting Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
    • Sandy Level
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Level is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
    • Sandy River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
    • Soapstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Soapstone is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstone
    • Stony Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Mill

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

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

  • Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brosville to Chatham, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brosville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Brosville 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 Brosville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6196, Longitude: -79.6020       In this case, the coordinates for Brosville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.488 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.917 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.578 degrees.