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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 Brooksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooksville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Brooksville:
- 34.500927, -86.855003
- 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 Brooksville
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Brooksville is near Limestone County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Brooksville
Communities Also Named Brooksville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Brooksville.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Brooksville.
Beyond Alabama, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Blount County
- This Brooksville is located in Blount County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brooksville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hernando County
- This Brooksville is located in Hernando County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Brooksville.
- Georgia
- Randolph County
- This Brooksville is located in Randolph County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Brooksville.
- Kentucky
- Bracken County
- This Brooksville is located in Bracken County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Brooksville.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Brooksville is located in Hancock County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Brooksville.
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This Brooksville is located in Noxubee County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Brooksville.
- Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County
- This Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Brooksville.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Brooksville is located in Horry County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Brooksville.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brooksville [Coffee County].
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Brooksville is located in Addison County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Brooksville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooksville ...
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.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Burningtree Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Cave Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Crowtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crowtown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
- Georgia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Gum Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Priceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Six Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Six Way is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Way
How Far From Brooksville 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 community such as Brooksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooksville and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brooksville to Decatur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brooksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5009, Longitude: -86.8550 In this case, the coordinates for Brooksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.526 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.104 degrees. |
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