Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brookman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookman and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brookman

• 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 Brookman:
  • 31.191062, -81.658996
  • 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 Brookman

• 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
  • Since Brookman is near Camden County and also Brantley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley 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 Brookman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookman ...

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.

• Blunt ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Blunt is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
• Clover Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
• Deerwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Dock Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
• Fancy Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hickory Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
• High Hill Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
• Hogan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hogan is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Oak Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
  • Parade Rest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
  • Pyles Marsh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pyles Marsh is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Marsh
  • Salter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Salter is located in Brantley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Spring Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brookman and extending to:

• Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brookman to Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'