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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookwood Hills 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 Hills:
    • 32.858750, -83.672958
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Brookwood Hills is near Jones County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Brookwood Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Brookwood Hills.

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

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fulton County
      • This Brookwood Hills is located in Fulton County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brookwood Hills that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brookwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood Hills ...

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.

  • Christian Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
  • Forest Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Glen Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glenhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Heritage Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Hillview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Log Cabin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
  • Lumberhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Riverside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverside Park is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Unionville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Unionville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Vineville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Vineville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineville
    • Wood Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wood Valley is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brookwood Hills 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 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookwood Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8588, Longitude: -83.6730       In this case, the coordinates for Brookwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.799 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.029 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.226 degrees.