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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 Brookwood Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookwood Forest 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 Brookwood Forest:
- 34.916784, -82.334007
- 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 Brookwood Forest
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Brookwood Forest is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Brookwood Forest
Communities Also Named Brookwood Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Brookwood Forest.
Within South Carolina, the name Brookwood Forest is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Brookwood Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Brookwood Forest is located in Limestone County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west of the Brookwood Forest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Brookwood Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood Forest ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chick Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Forest View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Hermitage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Oak Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Peppertree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pine Knott Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Willow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Brookwood Forest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookwood Forest and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookwood Forest to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 401 miles [645.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Brookwood Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Forest 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 Brookwood Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9168, Longitude: -82.3340 In this case, the coordinates for Brookwood Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.085 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.178 degrees. |
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