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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, 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:
    • 33.962047, -84.791605
    • 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 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Brookwood.
    • Forsyth County
      • This Brookwood is located in Forsyth County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Brookwood.
    • Fulton County
      • This Brookwood is located in Fulton County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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].
    • Troup County
      • This Brookwood is located in Troup County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west northwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 298 miles [479.6 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 258 miles [415.2 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 362 miles [582.6 km] to the north of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 426 miles [685.6 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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 348 miles [560.1 km] to the northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Paulding 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.

  • Acorn Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acorn Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Tree
    • Acorn Tree is located in Paulding County
  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Paulding County
  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Paulding County
  • Cross Roads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
  • Fox Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
    • Fox Ridge is located in Paulding County
  • Gold Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
    • Gold Creek is located in Paulding County
  • Hardy Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hills
    • Hardy Hills is located in Paulding County
  • Hart Circle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Circle
    • Hart Circle is located in Paulding County
  • Hidden Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Paulding County
  • Lost Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Meadows
    • Lost Meadows is located in Paulding County
  • Lost Mountain Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Mountain Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
    • Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mountain Trace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
      • Mountain Trace is located in Paulding County
    • Musket Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musket Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musket Ridge
      • Musket Ridge is located in Paulding County
    • Spanish Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
      • Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County
    • Story ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
      • Story is located in Cobb County
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
      • Sunset Hills is located in Paulding County
    • Timberchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberchase
      • Timberchase is located in Paulding County
    • Twelve Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Paulding County
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Paulding County
    • Wood Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
      • Wood Valley is located in Paulding County

How Far From Brookwood 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 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:

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Brookwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 548 miles [881.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Paulding County: www.paulding.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 33.9620, Longitude: -84.7916       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 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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.501 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.992 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.395 degrees.









 

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