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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 Brookside Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookside Village 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 Brookside Village:
- 34.919287, -82.083163
- 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 Brookside Village
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Brookside Village is near Greenville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Brookside Village
Communities Also Named Brookside Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Brookside Village.
Within South Carolina, the name Brookside Village is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Brookside Village is located in Cobb County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookside Village that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Brookside Village.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookside Village that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Brookside Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookside Village ...
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.
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fairforest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
- Gary Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
- Greenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harveytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Holly Hill Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
- Holly Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly Tree is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Tree
- Pebblebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pinnacle Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Raintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- River Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Serene Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Brookside Village 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 Brookside Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookside Village and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookside Village 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Brookside Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brookside Village 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 Brookside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9193, Longitude: -82.0832 In this case, the coordinates for Brookside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.079 degrees. |
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