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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 Brink, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brink 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 Brink:
    • 39.548140, -80.492866
    • 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 Brink
  • 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
    • Since Brink is near Marion County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Brink

Communities Also Named Brink ...

We found four communities that are also named Brink.

There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Brink.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Greenbrier County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Brink [Greenbrier County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brink is located in Montgomery County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the east of the Brink that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brink.
    • Oklahoma
      • Woods County
      • This Brink is located in Woods County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<2> to the west of the Brink that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Brink.
    • Virginia
      • Greensville County
      • This Brink is located in Greensville County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Brink that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Brink.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brink ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alliance is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Archer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Archer is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Big Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Run is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Curtisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtisville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Deep Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Deep Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
  • Hazel
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hazel is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Kingstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kingstown is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Margaret
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Margaret is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Pricetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pricetown is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Seven Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Pines is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Sincerity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
  • Uniontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brink and extending to:

  • New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brink to New Martinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brink, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brink) 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 Brink 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 Brink. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5481, Longitude: -80.4929       In this case, the coordinates for Brink have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.932 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.86 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.965 degrees.