Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brooksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brooksville
- 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 Brooksville:
- 28.555286, -82.387928
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brooksville
- 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 Hernando County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hernando County
- Since Brooksville is near Citrus County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Citrus County
- eBird sighting report for Pasco 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brooksville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Brooksville.
Within Florida, the name Brooksville is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Brooksville is located in Blount County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brooksville.
- Morgan County
- This Brooksville is located in Morgan County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the north northwest of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Brooksville.
- Georgia
- Randolph County
- This Brooksville is located in Randolph County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Brooksville.
- Kentucky
- Bracken County
- This Brooksville is located in Bracken County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the north of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Brooksville.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Brooksville is located in Hancock County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Brooksville.
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This Brooksville is located in Noxubee County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Brooksville.
- Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County
- This Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Brooksville.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Brooksville is located in Horry County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Brooksville.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brooksville [Coffee County].
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Brooksville is located in Addison County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Hernando County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Brooksville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooksville ...
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.
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Floral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral City
- Floral City is located in Citrus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral City <4>
- Garden Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Hernando County
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Hill 'n Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Lake Lindsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Moss Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Shady Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hills
- Shady Hills is located in Pasco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Hills <4>
- Sugarmill Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Timber Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Wahoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Willow Sink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Sink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Sink
- Willow Sink is located in Hernando County
How Far From Brooksville 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 city such as Brooksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooksville and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brooksville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brooksville: www.ci.brooksville.fl.us/
The official website for Hernando County: www.co.hernando.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5553, Longitude: -82.3879 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brooksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.836 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.318 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |