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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 Brookside Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookside 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 Brookside Estates:
    • 41.146715, -85.079136
    • 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 Brookside 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
    • Since Brookside Estates is near DeKalb County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Brookside Estates

Communities Also Named Brookside Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Brookside Estates.

Within Indiana, the name Brookside Estates is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Brookside Estates is located in Cook County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookside Estates that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brookside Estates.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Brookside Estates is located in Butler County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brookside Estates that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Brookside Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookside 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.

  • Academie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Academie is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
  • Cedar Canyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Canyons is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyons
  • Cedar Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Shores is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
  • Cedarville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Ludwig Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ludwig Park is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig Park
  • Maplewood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • River Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • River Haven is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Royville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Royville is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
  • Sunnymeadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunnymeadow is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnymeadow

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

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

  • Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brookside Estates to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 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 from Point A (ie- Brookside 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 Brookside 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 Brookside Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1467, Longitude: -85.0791       In this case, the coordinates for Brookside Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.772 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.33 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.546 degrees.