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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 Brookview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookview 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 Brookview:
    • 38.573959, -75.793325
    • 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 Brookview
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Brookview is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Brookview

Communities Also Named Brookview ...

We found ten communities that are also named Brookview.

Within Maryland, the name Brookview is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brookview is located in Jefferson County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookview.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Brookview is located in New Castle County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brookview.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brookview [Duval County].
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Brookview is located in Chatham County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Brookview.
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brookview [Peoria County].
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Brookview is located in Middlesex County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Brookview.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Brookview is located in Rensselaer County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Brookview.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Brookview is located in Saratoga County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the north northeast of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Brookview.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Brookview is located in Butler County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Brookview.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Brookview is located in Berks County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the north of the Brookview that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brookview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookview ...

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.

  • Eldorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Finchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
  • Galestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Hawkeye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hawkeye is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Marshyhope Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rabbit Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
  • Ralph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ralph is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Reliance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Sandtop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandtop is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtop
  • Spring Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Walnut Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing

How Far From Brookview to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Brookview to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brookview to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Brookview 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 county. 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Brookview 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 Brookview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5740, Longitude: -75.7933       In this case, the coordinates for Brookview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.184 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.586 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.324 degrees.