Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brookhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookhaven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brookhaven
- 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 Brookhaven:
- 38.930389, -77.163313
- 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 Brookhaven
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Brookhaven is near Arlington County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brookhaven ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Brookhaven.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Brookhaven.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Richmond City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brookhaven [Richmond City].
- Richmond City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Brookhaven is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brookhaven.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Brookhaven is located in New Castle County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brookhaven.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Brookhaven is located in Bibb County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Brookhaven.
- DeKalb County
- This Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brookhaven.
- Fulton County
- This Brookhaven is located in Fulton County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brookhaven.
- Muscogee County
- This Brookhaven is located in Muscogee County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Brookhaven.
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Brookhaven [Whiteside County].
- Indiana
- Grant County
- This Brookhaven is located in Grant County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Brookhaven.
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- This Brookhaven is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<2> to the west of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Brookhaven.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Brookhaven is located in Fayette County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the west of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brookhaven.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Brookhaven [Montgomery County].
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Brookhaven.
- New York
- Chemung County
- This Brookhaven is located in Chemung County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<2> to the north of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Brookhaven.
- Suffolk County
- This Brookhaven is located in Suffolk County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east northeast of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Brookhaven.
- North Carolina
- Lee County
- This Brookhaven is located in Lee County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brookhaven.
- Union County
- This Brookhaven is located in Union County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Brookhaven.
- Wake County
- This Brookhaven is located in Wake County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brookhaven.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Brookhaven is located in Delaware County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Brookhaven.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Brookhaven is located in Greenville County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brookhaven.
- Spartanburg County
- This Brookhaven is located in Spartanburg County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Brookhaven.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Brookhaven is located in Cumberland County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brookhaven.
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Brookhaven is located in Bell County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Brookhaven.
- Harris County
- This Brookhaven is located in Harris County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km] to the west southwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Brookhaven.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Brookhaven is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookhaven.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brookhaven that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Brookhaven.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookhaven ...
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.
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John
- Cabin John is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabin John <4>
- Cabin John Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Chevy Chase Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
- Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Crescent Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
- Dominion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
- Dominion Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
- Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <4>
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Falls Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Friendship Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Glen Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Glen Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Glen Echo is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Echo <4>
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Greenway Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
- Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
- Halls Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Kent Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Lacey Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Lee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
- Lyon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Mohican Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohican Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Pine Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
- Poplar Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
- Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Seven Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Seven Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Corners <4>
- Sleepy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Swinks Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swinks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
- Tulip Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Virginia Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Falls Hill
How Far From Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookhaven and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Brookhaven to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookhaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brookhaven could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookhaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9304, Longitude: -77.1633 In this case, the coordinates for Brookhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brookhaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.526 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.755 degrees. |