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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 Brooksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooksville 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 Brooksville:
    • 33.906283, -78.658626
    • 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 Brooksville
  • 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 Brooksville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Brooksville.

Within South Carolina, the name Brooksville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Brooksville is located in Blount County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brooksville.
      • Morgan County
      • This Brooksville is located in Morgan County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the west of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Brooksville.
    • Florida
      • Hernando County
      • This Brooksville is located in Hernando County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Brooksville.
    • Georgia
      • Randolph County
      • This Brooksville is located in Randolph County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Brooksville.
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • This Brooksville is located in Bracken County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Brooksville.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Brooksville is located in Hancock County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Brooksville.
    • Mississippi
      • Noxubee County
      • This Brooksville is located in Noxubee County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Brooksville.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the west of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Brooksville.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brooksville [Coffee County].
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Brooksville is located in Addison County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brooksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Brooksville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooksville ...

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 Creek Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
  • Creekside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Horry County
  • Forest Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Forest Lake is located in Horry County
  • Golf View Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Plantation
    • Golf View Plantation is located in Horry County
  • Heritage Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
    • Heritage Shores is located in Horry County
  • Kingswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Kingswood is located in Horry County
  • Little River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Little Town is located in Horry County
  • Longs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nixons Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
    • Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County

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

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

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brooksville to Conway, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9063, Longitude: -78.6586       In this case, the coordinates for Brooksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Brooksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.989 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.947 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.078 degrees.









 

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