Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brooklyn Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooklyn Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brooklyn Center

• 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 Center:
  • 45.075882, -93.332590
  • 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 Center

• 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 Hennepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
  • Since Brooklyn Center is near Anoka County and also Ramsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Anoka County
  • eBird sighting report for Ramsey 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooklyn Center ...

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.

• Coon Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
  • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
• Coon Rapids
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <1>
• Crystal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <1>
• Golden Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
  • Golden Valley is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <1>
• Hilltop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <1>
• Medicine Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
  • Medicine Lake is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <1>
• Mission Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Farms
  • Mission Farms is located in Hennepin County
• Mounds View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds View
  • Mounds View is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds View <1>
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Robbinsdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsdale
  • Robbinsdale is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsdale <1>

How Far From Brooklyn Center 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 Brooklyn Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Brooklyn Center and extending to:

• Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Brooklyn Center to Saint Paul, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brooklyn Center: www.cityofbrooklyncenter.org/

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/