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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 Brookhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookhaven and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brookhaven:
    • 39.868723, -75.390470
    • 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 Brookhaven
  • 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 Brookhaven ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Brookhaven.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Brookhaven is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brookhaven.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Brookhaven is located in New Castle County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brookhaven.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Bibb County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Brookhaven.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brookhaven.
      • Fulton County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Fulton County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brookhaven.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Muscogee County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Brookhaven.
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brookhaven [Whiteside County].
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Grant County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Brookhaven.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Brookhaven.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Fayette County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brookhaven.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brookhaven [Montgomery County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lincoln County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Brookhaven.
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Chemung County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Brookhaven.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Suffolk County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east northeast of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Brookhaven.
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Lee County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brookhaven.
      • Union County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Union County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Brookhaven.
      • Wake County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Wake County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brookhaven.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Greenville County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brookhaven.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Spartanburg County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Brookhaven.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Cumberland County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brookhaven.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Bell County and lies 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Brookhaven.
      • Harris County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Harris County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km] to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Brookhaven.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookhaven.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Fairfax County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Brookhaven.
      • Richmond City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brookhaven [Richmond City].
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west of the Brookhaven that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Brookhaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookhaven ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
    • Black Horse is located in Delaware County
  • Bowling Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Delaware County
  • Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Corners
    • Fisher Corners is located in Delaware County
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Delaware County
  • Gardendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Gardendale is located in Delaware County
  • Granite Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Run
    • Granite Run is located in Delaware County
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Green Ridge is located in Delaware County
  • Marcus Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Media
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Media is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>
  • Pine Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Delaware County
  • Providence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Riddle Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddle Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Glen
      • Riddle Glen is located in Delaware County
    • Riddlewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlewood
      • Riddlewood is located in Delaware County
    • Rockdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Delaware County
    • Rose Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
      • Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
    • Sackville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
      • Sackville is located in Delaware County
    • Scots Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scots Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Glen
      • Scots Glen is located in Delaware County
    • Trainer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trainer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County

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

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

  • Media, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brookhaven to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 110 miles [177 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Brookhaven: www.brookhavenboro.com/

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookhaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8687, Longitude: -75.3905       In this case, the coordinates for Brookhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Brookhaven could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Brookhaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.845 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.404 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.626 degrees.




 

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