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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brooksville
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brooksville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Brooksville.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Brooksville.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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.
- Blount County
- 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.
- Florida
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Burningtree Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burningtree Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Cave Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
- Crowtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Georgia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gum Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
- Priceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <4>
- Rockhouse Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
- Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
- Six Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Brooksville 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooksville) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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 Brooksville 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 313.765 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.526 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.104 degrees. |