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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 Brooklyn Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooklyn Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heights:
- 37.169412, -94.385535
- 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 Brooklyn Heights
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Brooklyn Heights is near Newton County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Brooklyn Heights
Communities Also Named Brooklyn Heights ...
We found six communities that are also named Brooklyn Heights.
Within Missouri, the name Brooklyn Heights is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<1> to the west of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- San Diego County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km] to the west of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Marion County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Brooklyn Heights.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Brooklyn Heights is located in Davidson County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east of the Brooklyn Heights that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Brooklyn Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooklyn Heights ...
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.
- Airport Drive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Atlas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Carterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fidelity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Knights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Lone Elm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Neck City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From Brooklyn Heights 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 town such as Brooklyn Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooklyn Heights and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Brooklyn Heights to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooklyn Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brooklyn Heights 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 Brooklyn Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1694, Longitude: -94.3855 In this case, the coordinates for Brooklyn Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.769 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.92 degrees. |
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