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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 Brookfield West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookfield West 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 Brookfield West:
- 33.520691, -82.059840
- 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 Brookfield West
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Brookfield West is near Columbia County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Brookfield West
Communities Also Named Brookfield West ...
We found two communities that are also named Brookfield West.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Brookfield West.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Brookfield West in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Fulton County
- This Brookfield West is located in Fulton County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookfield West that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brookfield West.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Brookfield West is located in Greenville County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north of the Brookfield West that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brookfield West.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookfield West ...
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.
- Arrow Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Forest Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Highgate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highgate is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Lulaville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Memory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- National Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Stevens Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
How Far From Brookfield West to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brookfield West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookfield West and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brookfield West to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Brookfield West) 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 Brookfield West 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 Brookfield West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5207, Longitude: -82.0598 In this case, the coordinates for Brookfield West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.897 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.084 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.45 degrees. |
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