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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Brooksville
- 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 Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Brooksville is near Brunswick County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Brooksville
Communities Also Named Brooksville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Brooksville.
Within South Carolina, the name Brooksville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located 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)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Creekside is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Forest Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Golf View Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Shores is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nixons Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
How Far From Brooksville 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Brooksville 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.078 degrees. |
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