Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brooksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooksburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brooksburg
- 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 Brooksburg:
- 38.735059, -85.244479
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brooksburg
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Brooksburg is near Carroll County and also Switzerland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Switzerland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brooksburg ...
We found one communities that share the name Brooksburg.
Within Indiana, the name Brooksburg is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Brooksburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Greene County
- This Brooksburg is located in Greene County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooksburg that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Brooksburg.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooksburg ...
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.
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Switzerland County
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Lamb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Locust
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Long Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Manville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Monitor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Brooksburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Brooksburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooksburg and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brooksburg to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooksburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7351, Longitude: -85.2445 In this case, the coordinates for Brooksburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Brooksburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.892 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.34 degrees. |