Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brookwood Acres:
  • 33.781218, -84.662434
  • 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 Brookwood Acres

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Brookwood Acres is near Cobb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Brookwood Acres

Communities Also Named Brookwood Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Brookwood Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Brookwood Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Brookwood Acres in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Charles County
    • This Brookwood Acres is located in Charles County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood Acres that is located in Douglas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Brookwood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood Acres ...

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.

• Chestnut Log
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
• County Line Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
• County Line Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
• Creelwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
• English Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
• Furniture City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
• Heritage Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
• Hickory Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Ivy Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
• Kellogg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Kennedy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Merlin Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
  • Park Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Pine Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Rocky Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Skyview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Skyview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Songwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Songwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
  • Springbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Springbrook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Stoneybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Sunset Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
  • Trail Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek

How Far From Brookwood Acres 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 community such as Brookwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Brookwood Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'