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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 Bryants Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryants Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bryants Corner:
- 36.588484, -77.415530
- 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 Bryants Corner
- 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
- Since Bryants Corner is near Northampton County and also Southampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton 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 Bryants Corner
Communities Also Named Bryants Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Bryants Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Bryants Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bryants Corner that is located in Greensville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Bryants Corner.
- New Brunswick
- This Bryants Corner lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bryants Corner that is located in Greensville County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryants Corner ...
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.
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Green Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Plain is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
- Gumberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gumberry is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- James River Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- James River Junction is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
- Lanes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Little Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Margarettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Mitchells Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skippers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Bryants Corner 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 Bryants Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryants Corner and extending to:
- Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bryants Corner to Emporia, with an average speed<3> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bryants Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bryants Corner 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 Bryants Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5885, Longitude: -77.4155 In this case, the coordinates for Bryants Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.721 degrees. |
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