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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookview 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:
- 40.346483, -75.658959
- 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
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Brookview is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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
Communities Also Named Brookview ...
We found ten communities that are also named Brookview.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Brookview is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Brookview is located in Jefferson County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookview.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Brookview is located in New Castle County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brookview.
- Florida
- Duval 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 Florida community of Brookview [Duval County].
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Brookview is located in Chatham County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Brookview.
- Illinois
- Peoria 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 Illinois community of Brookview [Peoria County].
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Brookview is located in Dorchester County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the south of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Brookview.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Brookview is located in Middlesex County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Brookview.
- New York
- Rensselaer County
- This Brookview is located in Rensselaer County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Brookview.
- Saratoga County
- This Brookview is located in Saratoga County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the north northeast of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Brookview.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Brookview is located in Butler County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west of the Brookview that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Brookview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookview ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Earlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earlville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Indian Springs Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Little Oley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pine Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schultzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Woodchoppertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodchoppertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchoppertown
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Brookview 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookview and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brookview to Reading, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookview) 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 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 Brookview 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 Brookview 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3465, Longitude: -75.6590 In this case, the coordinates for Brookview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.962 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.613 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.541 degrees. |
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