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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 Brooklyn Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooklyn Heights 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 Brooklyn Heights:
- 32.724496, -117.130310
- 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 Brooklyn Heights
- 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Brooklyn Heights
Communities Also Named Brooklyn Heights ...
We found six communities that are also named Brooklyn Heights.
There is one other community in California that is also named Brooklyn Heights.
Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Los Angeles County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Los Angeles County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Marion County and lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 2,028 miles [3,263.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Davidson County and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Brooklyn Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooklyn Heights ...
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.
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Golden Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mission Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- National City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Shelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelltown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Brooklyn Heights 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 Brooklyn Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooklyn Heights and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brooklyn Heights to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,624 miles [12,269.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,392 miles [13,505.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Brooklyn Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brooklyn Heights 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 Brooklyn Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7245, Longitude: -117.1303 In this case, the coordinates for Brooklyn Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.119 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.968 degrees. |
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