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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 Brookview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookview Estates 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 Brookview Estates:
- 34.767386, -77.439686
- 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 Brookview Estates
- 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Brookview Estates is near Duplin County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Brookview Estates
Communities Also Named Brookview Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Brookview Estates.
Within North Carolina, the name Brookview Estates is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Brookview Estates is located in Muscogee County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookview Estates that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Brookview Estates.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Brookview Estates is located in Davidson County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookview Estates that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Brookview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookview Estates ...
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.
- Branchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Forest Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greystone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Hawkside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hawkside is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkside
- Houston Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Paradise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Park is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raintree is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Shamrock Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Tar Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Willow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Brookview Estates 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 Brookview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookview Estates and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brookview Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookview Estates) 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 Brookview Estates 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 Brookview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7674, Longitude: -77.4397 In this case, the coordinates for Brookview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.301 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.284 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.355 degrees. |
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