Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brydon:
  • 39.280093, -80.064803
  • 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 Brydon

• 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Since Brydon is near Barbour County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Brydon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brydon ...

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.

• Bear Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mountain
• Belgium
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Belgium is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
• Blueville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blueville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
• Cecil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cecil is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Elliotsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elliotsville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
• Fox Hall ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Knottsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knottsville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
• Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
• Sandy ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandy is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Stone House ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stone House is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House

How Far From Brydon to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brydon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Grafton, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Brydon to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'