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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 Brookwood Estates:
35.027073, -81.629819
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.
We found ten communities that share the name Brookwood Estates.
Within South Carolina, the name Brookwood Estates 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
Montgomery County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brookwood Estates.
Georgia
Cherokee County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Brookwood Estates.
Oconee County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Oconee County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Brookwood Estates.
Illinois
Will County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Will County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Brookwood Estates.
Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
This Brookwood Estates is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Brookwood Estates.
Maryland
Talbot County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Talbot County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Brookwood Estates.
Mississippi
Lowndes County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Lowndes County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Brookwood Estates.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookwood Estates.
Vermont
Rutland County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Rutland County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Brookwood Estates.
Virginia
Chesterfield County
This Brookwood Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brookwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood Estates ...
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.
Beaverdam (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Brookwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookwood Estates and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookwood Estates 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 368 miles [592.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 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- Brookwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0271, Longitude: -81.6298 In this case, the coordinates for Brookwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Brookwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.676 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.046 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.87 degrees.