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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 Brandts Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandts Landing 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 Brandts Landing:
- 48.045980, -119.541157
- 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 Brandts Landing
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Brandts Landing is near Okanogan County and also Chelan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan 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 Brandts Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandts Landing ...
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.
- Dyer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Electric City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Howard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Mold ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mold is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
- Mud Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
- Paradise Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Hill is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Rocky Butte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
- Virginia City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
How Far From Brandts Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brandts Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brandts Landing and extending to:
- Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brandts Landing to Waterville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandts Landing) 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 Brandts Landing 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 Brandts Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0460, Longitude: -119.5412 In this case, the coordinates for Brandts Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.591 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.894 degrees. |
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