Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brookport:
  • 37.126367, -88.627530
  • 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 Brookport

• 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 Massac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Massac County
  • Since Brookport is near McCracken County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Brookport

Communities Also Named Brookport ...

We found one communities that are also named Brookport.

Within Illinois, the name Brookport is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Brookport in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Brookport lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookport that is located in Massac County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookport ...

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.

• Cecil
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cecil is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Chiles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chiles is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • High Point is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Littleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Littleville is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Lone Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Massac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Massac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Metropolis, which is the Seat of Massac County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brookport to Springfield, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'