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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 Mountain Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook:
- 34.860673, -82.302617
- 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 Mountain Brook
- 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 Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook
Communities Also Named Mountain Brook ...
We found six communities that are also named Mountain Brook.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Mountain Brook.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Richland County
- This Mountain Brook is located in Richland County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mountain Brook that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Mountain Brook.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain Brook that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mountain Brook.
- Madison County
- This Mountain Brook is located in Madison County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west of the Mountain Brook that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mountain Brook.
- New Brunswick
- This Mountain Brook lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountain Brook that is located in Greenville County.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Mountain Brook is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Brook that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Mountain Brook.
- Washington
- Klickitat County
- This Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County and lies 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Brook that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Mountain Brook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Brook ...
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.
- Cane Brake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Dove Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
- Green Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 north)
- 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 northwest)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Oak Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Pine Knott Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Riverdowns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Silver Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Spring Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sugar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Walkers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
How Far From Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Brook and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Brook 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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 6,299 miles [10,137.3 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 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Brook) 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 Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8607, Longitude: -82.3026 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.066 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.469 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.181 degrees. |
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