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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 Northbrook Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northbrook Park 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 Northbrook Park:
- 35.019565, -81.953994
- 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 Northbrook Park
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Northbrook Park is near Cherokee County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Northbrook Park
Communities Also Named Northbrook Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Northbrook Park.
Within South Carolina, the name Northbrook Park is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Northbrook Park is located in Cook County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northbrook Park that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Northbrook Park.
- Virginia
- Danville City
- This Northbrook Park is located in Danville City and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northbrook Park that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Northbrook Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northbrook Park ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Meadow Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Spring
- Mountainbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Peachtree Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rainbow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
- Stone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Twin Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Willow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Northbrook Park 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 Northbrook Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northbrook Park and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Northbrook Park 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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Northbrook Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Northbrook Park 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 Northbrook Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0196, Longitude: -81.9540 In this case, the coordinates for Northbrook Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.00 degrees. |
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