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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 Brookline, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookline 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 Brookline:
- 40.392014, -80.017831
- 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 Brookline
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Brookline is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Brookline
Communities Also Named Brookline ...
We found ten communities that are also named Brookline.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Brookline.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- This Brookline is located in Berks County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brookline.
- Delaware County
- This Brookline is located in Delaware County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Brookline.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima 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 Arizona community of Brookline [Pima County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Brookline is located in Cook County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brookline.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Brookline is located in Norfolk County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Brookline.
- Missouri
- Greene County
- This Brookline is located in Greene County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Brookline.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Brookline is located in Hillsborough County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brookline.
- Quebec
- This Brookline lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Brookline is located in Harris County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Brookline.
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This Brookline is located in Windham County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookline that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Brookline.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookline ...
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.
- City View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Curry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Fairywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Fineview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Glen Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marshall Shadeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- New Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Option
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Pleasant Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Presto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Shadyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Surgeon Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Windgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
- Woods Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Brookline 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 Brookline to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookline and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brookline to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookline) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Brookline 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> | 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 Brookline 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 Brookline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3920, Longitude: -80.0178 In this case, the coordinates for Brookline have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.614 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.452 degrees. |
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