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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 Brookhaven Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven Estates:
    • 32.573483, -93.637677
    • 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 Brookhaven 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
    • Since Brookhaven Estates is near Caddo Parish and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
  • 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 Brookhaven Estates

Communities Also Named Brookhaven Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Brookhaven Estates.

Within Louisiana, the name Brookhaven Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Brookhaven Estates is located in Kent County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookhaven Estates that is located in Bossier Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Brookhaven Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Brookhaven Estates is located in Aiken County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east of the Brookhaven Estates that is located in Bossier Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Brookhaven Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookhaven 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.

  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenacres Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenacres Place is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres Place
  • Happy Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
  • Holly Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Merrywoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
  • Mimosa Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
  • Red Chute
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
  • Shady Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
  • Swan Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Swan Lake is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Tall Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Wafer Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest

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

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

  • Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brookhaven Estates to Benton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5735, Longitude: -93.6377       In this case, the coordinates for Brookhaven Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.844 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.003 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.299 degrees.