Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Brookbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brookbury
- 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 Brookbury:
- 37.464037, -77.491374
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brookbury
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brookbury ...
We found one communities that share the name Brookbury.
Within Virginia, the name Brookbury is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Brookbury in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Brookbury lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookbury ...
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.
- Cedar Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Cherry Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Chimney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Fairpines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Fawnbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Land O'Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land O'Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
- Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
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- Pebble Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Piney Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
- Pebble Spring
How Far From Brookbury to ...
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 Brookbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookbury and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookbury to White House, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brookbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4640, Longitude: -77.4914 In this case, the coordinates for Brookbury 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 Brookbury 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 308.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.437 degrees. |