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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 Brookview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookview and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brookview:
    • 39.807057, -75.459085
    • 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 Brookview
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Brookview is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Brookview

Communities Also Named Brookview ...

We found ten communities that are also named Brookview.

Within Delaware, the name Brookview is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brookview is located in Jefferson County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookview.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brookview [Duval County].
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Brookview is located in Chatham County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Brookview.
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brookview [Peoria County].
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Brookview is located in Dorchester County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Brookview.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Brookview is located in Middlesex County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Brookview.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Brookview is located in Rensselaer County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Brookview.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Brookview is located in Saratoga County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northeast of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Brookview.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Brookview is located in Butler County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the west of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Brookview.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Brookview is located in Berks County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brookview that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brookview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookview ...

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.

  • Carpenter
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Carpenter is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Greenmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenmount is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Greenshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenshire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greentree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
  • Hillendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillendale is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Indian Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indian Field is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
  • Log Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Log Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
  • Longview Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
  • Riverview Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Riverview Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Silverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Stockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stockdale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Valley Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Valley Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
    • Windy Bush
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
    • Woodstream Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodstream Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Gardens

How Far From Brookview 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 Brookview to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookview and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Brookview to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 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- Brookview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Brookview could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Brookview 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 Brookview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8071, Longitude: -75.4591       In this case, the coordinates for Brookview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.891 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.447 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.681 degrees.