Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brooklyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooklyn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brooklyn
- 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 Brooklyn:
- 32.265432, -92.380698
- 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 Brooklyn
- 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 Jackson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
- Since Brooklyn is near Caldwell Parish and also Ouachita Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brooklyn ...
We found 59 communities that share the name Brooklyn.
Within Louisiana, the name Brooklyn is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 59 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 59 communities, 55 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Brooklyn is located in Coffee County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Brooklyn.
- Conecuh County
- This Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Brooklyn.
- Cullman County
- This Brooklyn is located in Cullman County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Brooklyn.
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brooklyn [Clay County].
- Duval County
- This Brooklyn is located in Duval County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Brooklyn.
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brooklyn [Decatur County].
- Fulton County
- This Brooklyn is located in Fulton County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brooklyn.
- Stewart County
- This Brooklyn is located in Stewart County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the east of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Brooklyn.
- Illinois
- Massac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brooklyn [Massac County].
- Saint Clair County
- This Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Brooklyn.
- Saline 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 Illinois community of Brooklyn [Saline County].
- Schuyler County
- This Brooklyn is located in Schuyler County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the north of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Brooklyn.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Barton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brooklyn [Barton County].
- Doniphan 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 Kansas community of Brooklyn [Doniphan County].
- Douglas 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 Kansas community of Brooklyn [Douglas County].
- Lincoln 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 Kansas community of Brooklyn [Lincoln County].
- Linn 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 Kansas community of Brooklyn [Linn County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brooklyn [Anne Arundel County].
- Baltimore City
- This Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Brooklyn.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Brooklyn is located in Forrest County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Brooklyn.
- Humphreys County
- This Brooklyn is located in Humphreys County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Brooklyn.
- Noxubee 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 Mississippi community of Brooklyn [Noxubee County].
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Brooklyn lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Brooklyn.
- Delaware County
- This Brooklyn is located in Delaware County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km] to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Brooklyn.
- Kings County
- This Brooklyn is located in Kings County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Brooklyn.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Brooklyn lies 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brooklyn [Mecklenburg County].
- Nash 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 North Carolina community of Brooklyn [Nash County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Brooklyn lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Brooklyn is located in Berks County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brooklyn.
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brooklyn [Chester County].
- Susquehanna County
- This Brooklyn is located in Susquehanna County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Brooklyn.
- Tioga County
- This Brooklyn is located in Tioga County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Brooklyn.
- Prince Edward Island
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- This Brooklyn is located in Chester County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Brooklyn.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Brooklyn [Lancaster County].
- Spartanburg County
- This Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Brooklyn.
- Texas
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Brooklyn is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brooklyn.
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Brooklyn [Sevier County].
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Brooklyn is located in Halifax County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Brooklyn.
- Pulaski County
- This Brooklyn is located in Pulaski County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km] to the east northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Brooklyn.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Brooklyn is located in Fayette County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brooklyn.
- Wetzel County
- This Brooklyn is located in Wetzel County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the northeast of the Brooklyn that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Brooklyn.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooklyn ...
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.
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Cypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Gulf Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Crossing
- Gulf Crossing is located in Jackson Parish
- Hickory Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Springs
- Hickory Springs is located in Jackson Parish
- Luna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jackson Parish
- Vixen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Wood Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Junction
- Wood Junction is located in Jackson Parish
How Far From Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Brooklyn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooklyn and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brooklyn to Jonesboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,436 miles [8,748.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooklyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2654, Longitude: -92.3807 In this case, the coordinates for Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Brooklyn 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 parish. 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brooklyn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.008 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.986 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.809 degrees. |