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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 Brookston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookston 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 Brookston:
    • 36.366535, -78.340552
    • 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 Brookston
  • 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 Vance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
    • Since Brookston is near Warren County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Brookston

Communities Also Named Brookston ...

We found four communities that are also named Brookston.

Within North Carolina, the name Brookston is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • White County
      • This Brookston is located in White County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookston that is located in Vance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Brookston.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Brookston is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookston that is located in Vance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Brookston.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Forest County
      • This Brookston is located in Forest County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the north of the Brookston that is located in Vance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Brookston.
    • Texas
      • Lamar County
      • This Brookston is located in Lamar County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brookston that is located in Vance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Brookston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookston ...

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.

  • Adcock Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
  • Bullocksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bullocksville is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
  • Flat Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Greystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greystone is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Harris Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
  • Kellys Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kellys Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
  • Seaman Way
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Seaman Way is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman Way
  • Soul City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Soul City is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
  • Willow Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Oaks is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks

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

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

  • Henderson, which is the Seat of Vance County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Brookston to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Brookston 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 Brookston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3665, Longitude: -78.3406       In this case, the coordinates for Brookston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.765 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.054 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.161 degrees.