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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 Brookside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookside 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 Brookside:
    • 33.241229, -87.562785
    • 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 Brookside
  • 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 Brookside ...

We found 48 communities that share the name Brookside.

There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Brookside.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 45 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Jefferson County
      • This Brookside is located in Jefferson County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookside.
    • Marion County
      • This Brookside is located in Marion County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Brookside.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino 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 California community of Brookside [San Bernardino County].
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Brookside is located in Fremont County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Brookside.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Brookside is located in New Castle County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brookside.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Brookside is located in Hillsborough County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brookside.
      • Indian River County
      • This Brookside is located in Indian River County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km] to the southeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Brookside.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Brookside is located in Kane County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the north of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Brookside.
      • Will County
      • This Brookside is located in Will County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the north of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Brookside.
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk 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 Iowa community of Brookside [Black Hawk County].
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • This Brookside is located in Harlan County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Brookside.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Brookside is located in Calvert County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Brookside.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Brookside is located in Berkshire County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Brookside.
      • Middlesex 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 Massachusetts community of Brookside [Middlesex County].
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • This Brookside is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Brookside.
      • Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Brookside [Muskegon County].
      • Newaygo County
      • This Brookside is located in Newaygo County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the north of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Brookside.
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This Brookside is located in Amite County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Brookside.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Brookside is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Brookside.
    • Montana
      • Phillips County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Brookside [Phillips County].
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Brookside is located in Morris County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Brookside.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Brookside lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brookside [Watauga County].
      • Wayne 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 North Carolina community of Brookside [Wayne County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Brookside lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Brookside is located in Belmont County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Brookside.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa 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 Oklahoma community of Brookside [Tulsa County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Brookside.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Brookside is located in Allegheny County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brookside.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Brookside is located in Cumberland County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brookside.
      • Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania community of Brookside [Dauphin County].
      • Erie County
      • This Brookside is located in Erie County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the north northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Brookside.
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brookside [Franklin County].
      • Lycoming County
      • This Brookside is located in Lycoming County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Brookside.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Brookside is located in Schuylkill County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Brookside.
      • Wyoming County
      • This Brookside is located in Wyoming County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Brookside.
      • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brookside [York County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Brookside is located in Greenville County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brookside.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Brookside is located in Greenwood County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Brookside.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Brookside is located in Campbell County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Brookside.
    • Utah
      • Washington County
      • This Brookside is located in Washington County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brookside.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Brookside is located in Chittenden County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Brookside.
      • Windham County
      • This Brookside is located in Windham County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km] to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Brookside.
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Brookside is located in Page County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Brookside.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Brookside is located in Roanoke County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Brookside.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Brookside is located in Preston County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Brookside.
    • Wisconsin
      • Adams County
      • This Brookside is located in Adams County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the north of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Brookside.
      • Oconto County
      • This Brookside is located in Oconto County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the north of the Brookside that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Brookside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookside ...

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.

  • Covey Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
    • Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Crestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
    • Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Dearing Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
    • Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Flatwoods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Guilds Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilds Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
    • Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • High Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
    • High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Hightown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
    • Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Indian Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Riverchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverchase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
      • Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Rollingwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Roselawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roselawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
      • Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Twin Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
      • Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Warrior Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
      • Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County

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

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

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookside to Montgomery, 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 6 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 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brookside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2412, Longitude: -87.5628       In this case, the coordinates for Brookside 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Brookside 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>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 Brookside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Brookside 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 314.117 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.759 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.66 degrees.









 

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