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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 Brook Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brook Hollow 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 Brook Hollow:
    • 34.562608, -82.657079
    • 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 Brook Hollow
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Brook Hollow is near Pickens County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Brook Hollow

Communities Also Named Brook Hollow ...

We found seven communities that are also named Brook Hollow.

Within South Carolina, the name Brook Hollow is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Brook Hollow is located in DeKalb County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brook Hollow that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brook Hollow.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brook Hollow is located in Montgomery County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brook Hollow that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brook Hollow.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds 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 Mississippi community of Brook Hollow [Hinds County].
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brook Hollow that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Brook Hollow.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Brook Hollow is located in Forsyth County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the northeast of the Brook Hollow that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Brook Hollow.
    • Ohio
      • Greene 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 Ohio community of Brook Hollow [Greene County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Brook Hollow is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brook Hollow that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brook Hollow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brook Hollow ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cedarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Harpers Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
  • Hill and Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
  • Holly Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Kings Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kingswood Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
    • Quail Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Spring Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Summer Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Brook Hollow to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 431 miles [693.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brook Hollow) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Brook Hollow 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 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.
<4>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 Brook Hollow 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 Brook Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5626, Longitude: -82.6571       In this case, the coordinates for Brook Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.267 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.657 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.402 degrees.