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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 Brookwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookwood Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Estates:
    • 34.079266, -84.613267
    • 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 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Brookwood Estates is near Cobb County and also Bartow 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 Bartow 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 Estates

Communities Also Named Brookwood Estates ...

We found ten communities that are also named Brookwood Estates.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Brookwood Estates.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Oconee County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Oconee County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Brookwood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brookwood Estates.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Will County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Brookwood Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Brookwood Estates.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Talbot County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Brookwood Estates.
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Lowndes County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Brookwood Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Brookwood Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookwood Estates.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Rutland County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Brookwood Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Brookwood Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brookwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood 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.

  • Big Shanty Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Emerald Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Falcon Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
  • Heritage Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
  • Hickory Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
  • Independence Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
  • Kellogg Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Land of Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Plantation Walk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Shadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Summer Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
    • Twin Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
    • Woodwind Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brookwood Estates to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Brookwood 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 Brookwood 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 Brookwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0793, Longitude: -84.6133       In this case, the coordinates for Brookwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.40 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.893 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.296 degrees.