Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Brook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Brook
- 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 North Brook:
- 35.481511, -81.479766
- 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 North Brook
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since North Brook is near Cleveland County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- eBird sighting report for Burke 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North Brook ...
We found one communities that share the name North Brook.
Within North Carolina, the name North Brook is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named North Brook in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This North Brook is located in Hamblen County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Brook that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of North Brook.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Cat Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Square
- Cat Square is located in Lincoln County
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Dellview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Double Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Flay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hulls Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Knob Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lawndale is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <3>
- Olive Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From North Brook 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 North Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of North Brook once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in North Brook and extending to:
- Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from North Brook to Lincolnton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- North Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4815, Longitude: -81.4798 In this case, the coordinates for North Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 North Brook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.592 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.015 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.68 degrees. |