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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 Brier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brier 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 Brier:
- 47.784426, -122.274272
- 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 Brier
- 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- Since Brier is near King County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Brier
Communities Also Named Brier ...
We found three communities that are also named Brier.
Within Washington, the name Brier is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Brier is located in Berkshire County and lies 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km]<1> to the east of the Brier that is located in Snohomish County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Brier.
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brier [Sevier County].
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Brier [Wyoming County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brier ...
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.
- Cedar Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Park is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Day City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Echo Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Echo Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Firdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Firdale is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martha Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
- Meadow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Moorlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorlands is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorlands
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olympic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olympic Hills is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
- Ronald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ronald is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Shoreline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thrashers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner
- Victory Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Victory Heights is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
How Far From Brier 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 city such as Brier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brier and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brier to Everett, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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- Brier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Brier 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brier 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 Brier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7844, Longitude: -122.2743 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.392 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.707 degrees. |
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