Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brooksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brooksville
- 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 Brooksville:
- 38.681747, -84.066628
- 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 Brooksville
- 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 Bracken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- Since Brooksville is near Robertson County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- eBird sighting report for Clermont 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brooksville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Brooksville.
Within Kentucky, the name Brooksville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Brooksville is located in Blount County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brooksville.
- Morgan County
- This Brooksville is located in Morgan County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the south southwest of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Brooksville.
- Florida
- Hernando County
- This Brooksville is located in Hernando County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the south of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Brooksville.
- Georgia
- Randolph County
- This Brooksville is located in Randolph County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the south of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Brooksville.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Brooksville is located in Hancock County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Brooksville.
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This Brooksville is located in Noxubee County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Brooksville.
- Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County
- This Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Brooksville.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Brooksville is located in Horry County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Brooksville.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brooksville [Coffee County].
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Brooksville is located in Addison County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Bracken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Brooksville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooksville ...
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.
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Gertrude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Johnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Bracken County
- Powersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Brooksville 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 city such as Brooksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooksville and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Brooksville to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brooksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6817, Longitude: -84.0666 In this case, the coordinates for Brooksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Brooksville 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 312.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.268 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.828 degrees. |