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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 Brooks Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooks Mill 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 Brooks Mill:
- 41.279340, -120.310780
- 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 Brooks Mill
- 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 Modoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Since Brooks Mill is near Lassen County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe 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 Brooks Mill
Communities Also Named Brooks Mill ...
We found three communities that are also named Brooks Mill.
Within California, the name Brooks Mill is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- Although located in New Madrid County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Brooks Mill.
- Ontario
- This Brooks Mill lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooks Mill that is located in Modoc County.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Brooks Mill is located in Blair County and lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooks Mill that is located in Modoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Brooks Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooks Mill ...
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.
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Christensen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evans Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Evans Place is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Place
- Juniper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Lakeview Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Junction is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Junction
- Likely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reederville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reederville is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reederville
- Sage Hen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sage Hen is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hen
How Far From Brooks Mill 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 Brooks Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooks Mill and extending to:
- Alturas, which is the Seat of Modoc County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brooks Mill to Alturas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,268 miles [3,650 km] to the east (E). 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 7,149 miles [11,505.2 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 7,916 miles [12,739.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooks Mill) 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 Brooks Mill 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 Brooks Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2793, Longitude: -120.3108 In this case, the coordinates for Brooks Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.779 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.635 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.809 degrees. |
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