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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brookview
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brookview ...
We found ten communities that share the name Brookview.
Within Maryland, the name Brookview is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- New Jersey
- 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
- Pennsylvania
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) - Finchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Galestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hawkeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Marshyhope Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshyhope Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rabbit Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Ralph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Reliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Sandtop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Walnut Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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- Brookview) to Point B.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). |
| <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 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 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> | 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 Brookview 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 307.184 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.586 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.324 degrees. |