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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 Middle Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle Brook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Middle Brook:
    • 37.663567, -90.649354
    • 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 Middle Brook
  • 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 Middle Brook ...

We found one communities that share the name Middle Brook.

Within Missouri, the name Middle Brook is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Middle Brook in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Middle Brook lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Middle Brook that is located in Iron County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Brook ...

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.

  • English Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
    • English Town is located in Iron County
  • Graniteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Iron County
  • Holiday Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
    • Holiday Shores is located in Washington County
  • Iron Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
    • Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pilot Knob
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <3>
  • Pin Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Pin Hook is located in Iron County
  • Snow Hollow Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hollow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hollow Lake
    • Snow Hollow Lake is located in Iron County

How Far From Middle Brook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Middle Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middle Brook and extending to:

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Middle Brook to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middle Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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- Middle Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middle Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6636, Longitude: -90.6494    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Middle Brook 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 316.325 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.914 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.073 degrees.









 

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