Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brookline Station:
  • 37.169217, -93.424069
  • 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 Brookline Station

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Brookline Station is near Christian County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Brookline Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookline Station ...

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.

• Cassidy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cassidy is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cassidy
  • From Brookline Station to Cassidy
• Cave Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Clever
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <1>
• Expansion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Expansion is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expansion
• Griffin ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Halltown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Halltown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <1>
• Kissick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kissick is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick
• Mascot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mascot is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Republic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <1>
• Riverpark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverpark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpark
• Roseville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Valley Water Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Water Mills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Water Mills

How Far From Brookline Station 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 Brookline Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brookline Station and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookline Station to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'