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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookview 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 Brookview Estates:
- 32.520974, -84.880486
- 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 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Brookview Estates is near Russell County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Estates
Communities Also Named Brookview Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Brookview Estates.
Within Georgia, the name Brookview Estates is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Brookview Estates is located in Onslow County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookview Estates that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Brookview Estates.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Brookview Estates is located in Davidson County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brookview Estates that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Brookview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookview 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.
- Beaver Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Candlestick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
- Charter Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Crystal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Floyd Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Foxfire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Foxrun
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
- Hearthstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hidden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hunters Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
- Lakeshore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Magnolia Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
- Regency Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sun Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Brookview Estates 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 Brookview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookview Estates and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookview Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookview Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 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 Brookview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5210, Longitude: -84.8805 In this case, the coordinates for Brookview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.481 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.762 degrees. |
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