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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 Brandon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Brandon:
- 43.798119, -73.087612
- 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 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 Rutland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland County
- Since Brandon is near Addison County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Addison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor 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 Brandon
Communities Also Named Brandon ...
We found one communities that are also named Brandon.
Within Vermont, the name Brandon is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Brandon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Franklin County
- This Brandon is located in Franklin County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brandon that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Brandon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Crystal Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Beach is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Fernville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fernville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forest Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Michigan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Michigan is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pinnacle Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle Ridge is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Ridge
- Ransomvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ransomvale is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomvale
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salisbury Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury Station is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Station
- Satans Kingdom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Satans Kingdom is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom
- Sugar Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hollow is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow
- Sugarwood Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarwood Hill is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Hill
How Far From Brandon 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 Brandon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandon and extending to:
- Rutland, which is the Seat of Rutland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brandon to Rutland, 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 four to five hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Brandon) 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 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 Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7981, Longitude: -73.0876 In this case, the coordinates for Brandon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.001 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.781 degrees. |
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