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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 Brookside Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookside Village 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 Brookside Village:
- 29.590621, -95.318383
- 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 Brookside Village
- 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Brookside Village is near Harris County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Brookside Village
Communities Also Named Brookside Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Brookside Village.
Within Texas, the name Brookside Village is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Brookside Village is located in Cobb County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookside Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Brookside Village.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookside Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Brookside Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookside Village ...
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.
- Cobblestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Fairway Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Heritage Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Hickory Creek Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
- Kennedy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Magnolia Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Paradise Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pearland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Regal Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
- Regency Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Shadycrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
- Skyscraper Shadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
How Far From Brookside Village 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 city such as Brookside Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookside Village and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brookside Village to Angleton, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Brookside Village) 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 Brookside Village 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 Brookside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5906, Longitude: -95.3184 In this case, the coordinates for Brookside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.532 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.422 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.353 degrees. |
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