Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brooks Junction:
  • 37.024216, -89.642583
  • 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 Brooks Junction

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Brooks Junction is near Stoddard County and also Cape Girardeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau 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 Brooks Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooks Junction ...

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.

• Bell City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bell City is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
• Buckeye
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Cliff ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
• Himmel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Himmel is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himmel
• Kagel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kagel is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kagel
• Little River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Little River is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Miner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Miner is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
• Poor Farm ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Poor Farm is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
• Rockview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rockview is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
• Shady Dell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Dell is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Tanner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tanner is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
• Toppertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Toppertown is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppertown

How Far From Brooks Junction 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 community such as Brooks Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brooks Junction and extending to:

• Benton, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brooks Junction to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'