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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 Lower Brandon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Brandon 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 Lower Brandon:
- 37.255704, -76.982467
- 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 Lower Brandon
- 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Since Lower Brandon is near Charles City County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Lower Brandon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Brandon ...
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.
- Burrowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Charles City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claybank Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Claybank Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Landing
- Dunnmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
- Greenway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Lone Oak Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Mill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Mill
- Rustic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sunken Meadow Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
- Willow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
How Far From Lower Brandon 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 Lower Brandon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lower Brandon and extending to:
- Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Brandon to Prince George, with an average speed<3> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Lower Brandon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lower Brandon 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 Lower Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2557, Longitude: -76.9825 In this case, the coordinates for Lower Brandon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.951 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.309 degrees. |
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