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

When in Brookwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookwood 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:
    • 34.095099, -84.176584
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brookwood
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Brookwood ...

We found 42 communities that share the name Brookwood.

There are eleven communities within Georgia that are also named Brookwood.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bibb County
      • This Brookwood is located in Bibb County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Brookwood.
    • Cobb County
      • This Brookwood is located in Cobb County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Brookwood.
    • DeKalb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brookwood [DeKalb County].
    • Dougherty County
      • This Brookwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brookwood.
    • Fayette County
      • This Brookwood is located in Fayette County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brookwood.
    • Floyd County
      • This Brookwood is located in Floyd County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Brookwood.
    • Fulton County
      • This Brookwood is located in Fulton County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brookwood.
    • Hall County
      • This Brookwood is located in Hall County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Brookwood.
    • Laurens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brookwood [Laurens County].
    • Paulding County
      • This Brookwood is located in Paulding County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Brookwood.
    • Troup County
      • This Brookwood is located in Troup County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Brookwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Brookwood is located in Dallas County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Brookwood.
      • Limestone County
      • This Brookwood is located in Limestone County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west northwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Brookwood.
      • Mobile County
      • This Brookwood is located in Mobile County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Brookwood.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brookwood.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Brookwood [El Paso County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brookwood [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brookwood [Kosciusko County].
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brookwood [Lake County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Brookwood [Caddo Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Brookwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Brookwood.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Brookwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brookwood.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brookwood [Muskegon County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Brookwood is located in Hinds County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Brookwood.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Brookwood [Ocean County].
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Brookwood is located in Forsyth County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Brookwood.
      • Lee County
      • This Brookwood is located in Lee County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brookwood.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Brookwood is located in Wilkes County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Brookwood.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Brookwood is located in Butler County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the north of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Brookwood.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Brookwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the north of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brookwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Brookwood is located in Bucks County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Brookwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Brookwood is located in Lexington County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Brookwood.
      • Oconee County
      • This Brookwood is located in Oconee County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Brookwood.
      • Pickens County
      • This Brookwood is located in Pickens County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Brookwood.
      • York County
      • This Brookwood is located in York County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Brookwood.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Brookwood is located in Harris County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Brookwood.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Brookwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookwood.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Brookwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Brookwood.
      • Augusta County
      • This Brookwood is located in Augusta County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Brookwood.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Brookwood is located in Roanoke County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Brookwood.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brookwood [Virginia Beach City].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Brookwood [Dane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood ...

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 Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Carriage Gate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Gate
    • Carriage Gate is located in Gwinnett County
  • Centurion Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
    • Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
  • Gilberts Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
    • Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County
  • Johns Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
    • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <4>
  • Level Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
    • Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Mars Hill Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
    • Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
  • Rogers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
    • Rogers Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
  • Rogers Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
    • Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Settles Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settles Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settles Bridge
    • Settles Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Shake Rag
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shake Rag have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
    • Shake Rag is located in Forsyth County
  • Sugar Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
    • Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Sunnybrook Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
  • Waters Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Ferry
    • Waters Ferry is located in Gwinnett County

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

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

  • Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Brookwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 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 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Forsyth County: www.forsythco.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0951, Longitude: -84.1766       In this case, the coordinates for Brookwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Brookwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.143 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.599 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.119 degrees.









 

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