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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 Brookhaven Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookhaven Estates 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 Brookhaven Estates:
- 39.057057, -75.499923
- 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 Brookhaven Estates
- 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 Brookhaven Estates 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 Brookhaven Estates
Communities Also Named Brookhaven Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Brookhaven Estates.
Within Delaware, the name Brookhaven Estates is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Brookhaven Estates is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven Estates that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Brookhaven Estates.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Brookhaven Estates is located in Aiken County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookhaven Estates that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Brookhaven Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookhaven Estates ...
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.
- Chimney Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Cypress Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Derbywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Derbywood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
- Eagles Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Frederica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hideaway Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Little Heaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Heaven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
- Locustville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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- Misty Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Otters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Star Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Star Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Turnkey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnkey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
- Viola Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viola Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
- White House Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- Wooden Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Brookhaven Estates 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 Brookhaven Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookhaven Estates and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brookhaven Estates 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookhaven Estates) 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 Brookhaven Estates 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 Brookhaven Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0571, Longitude: -75.4999 In this case, the coordinates for Brookhaven Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.976 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.008 degrees. |
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