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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 Brookville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookville 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 Brookville:
    • 39.344516, -82.160980
    • 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 Brookville
  • 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 Brookville ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Brookville.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Brookville.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Brookville is located in Montgomery County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brookville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Jasper County
      • This Brookville is located in Jasper County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Brookville.
      • Ogle County
      • This Brookville is located in Ogle County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the west northwest of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Brookville.
      • Vermilion County
      • This Brookville is located in Vermilion County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the west northwest of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Brookville.
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Brookville is located in Franklin County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Brookville.
    • Iowa
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brookville is located in Jefferson County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookville.
    • Kansas
      • Saline County
      • This Brookville is located in Saline County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Brookville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Brookville is located in Norfolk County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Brookville.
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Brookville is located in Washtenaw County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Brookville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Brookville lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Brookville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Brookville.
      • Ocean County
      • This Brookville is located in Ocean County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Brookville.
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This Brookville is located in Genesee County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Brookville.
      • Nassau County
      • This Brookville is located in Nassau County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Brookville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Brookville lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
    • Ontario
      • This Brookville lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brookville is located in Jefferson County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookville.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Brookville is located in Alexandria City and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Brookville.
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Brookville is located in Lynchburg City and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the southeast of the Brookville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Brookville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Brookville [Saint Croix County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookville ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Athens County
  • Elliottville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
    • Elliottville is located in Athens County
  • Fisher
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Athens County
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Athens County
  • Hocking ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hocking have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocking
    • Hocking is located in Athens County
  • Longview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview Heights is located in Athens County
  • Marydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Marydale is located in Athens County
  • Mineral
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Athens County
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Athens County
  • Sugar Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Creek is located in Athens County
  • University Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Athens County
  • Wonder Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Hills
    • Wonder Hills is located in Athens County

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Brookville to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3445, Longitude: -82.1610       In this case, the coordinates for Brookville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Brookville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Brookville 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 310.964 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.005 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.773 degrees.




 

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