Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brunswick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brunswick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brunswick
- 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 Brunswick:
- 36.647647, -77.870546
- 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 Brunswick
- 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 Brunswick is near Warren County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Brunswick ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Brunswick.
Within Virginia, the name Brunswick is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Brunswick lies 2,609 miles [4,198.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brunswick that is located in Brunswick County.
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Brunswick is located in Clay County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brunswick that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Brunswick.
- Lake County
- This Brunswick is located in Lake County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the northwest of the Brunswick that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brunswick.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Carson City
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Brunswick [Carson City].
- Ormsby County
- This community is historic and although located in Ormsby County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ormsby County community of Brunswick.
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Brunswick is located in Columbus County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brunswick that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Brunswick.
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brunswick [Randolph County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Brunswick lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the north of the Brunswick that is located in Brunswick County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brunswick ...
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.
- Colony Club
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Club have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
- Colony Club is located in Brunswick County
- Diamond Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Gasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Gasburg is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasburg <5>
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hicks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
- Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
- Merchant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pea Hill Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Hill Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
- Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Triplet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Valentines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valentines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County
- Vineland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Brunswick 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 Brunswick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brunswick and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Brunswick to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brunswick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brunswick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brunswick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6476, Longitude: -77.8705 In this case, the coordinates for Brunswick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Brunswick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brunswick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Brunswick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.487 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.777 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.879 degrees. |