Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Braucher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braucher and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Braucher

• 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 Braucher:
  • 38.598725, -79.820616
  • 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 Braucher

• 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
  • Since Braucher is near Randolph County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Braucher

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braucher ...

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.

• Burner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Burner is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burner
• Durbin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <1>
• Elkwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
• Frank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Frank is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
• Gertrude ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gertrude is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Lee Bell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
• May
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • May is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
• Olive
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Olive is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Spangler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spangler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler

How Far From Braucher 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 Braucher to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Braucher and extending to:

• Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Braucher to Marlinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'