Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brohard:
  • 39.036471, -81.176226
  • 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 Brohard

• 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
  • Since Brohard is near Calhoun County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Brohard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brohard ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Burning Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
• Dutchman
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dutchman is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Freed
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Freed is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
• Iris ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Iris is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Long Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Run is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Oxbow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Purdy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Purdy is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Racy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Racy is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brohard and extending to:

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brohard to Harrisville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'