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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 Brookdale Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookdale 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 Brookdale Heights:
- 39.084001, -75.492422
- 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 Brookdale 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Brookdale Heights is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Brookdale Heights
Communities Also Named Brookdale Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Brookdale Heights.
Within Delaware, the name Brookdale Heights is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Brookdale Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Brookdale Heights is located in Wicomico County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south of the Brookdale Heights that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Brookdale Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookdale 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.
- Candlewicke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Candlewicke is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
- Cypress Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Eagle Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Eagles Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forest Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Greenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Hideaway Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Locustville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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- Misty Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Paris Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Royal Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Grant is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
- Shady Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Lane is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Star Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Star Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Turnkey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Turnkey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
- White House Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
How Far From Brookdale Heights 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 Brookdale Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookdale Heights and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brookdale Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Brookdale 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 Brookdale 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 Brookdale Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0840, Longitude: -75.4924 In this case, the coordinates for Brookdale Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.994 degrees. |
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