Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brooklawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooklawn and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brooklawn

• 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 Brooklawn:
  • 37.336802, -79.971429
  • 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 Brooklawn

• 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
  • Since Brooklawn is near Roanoke City and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Brooklawn

Communities Also Named Brooklawn ...

We found two communities that are also named Brooklawn.

Within Virginia, the name Brooklawn is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Camden County
    • This Brooklawn is located in Camden County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklawn that is located in Roanoke County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Brooklawn.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Lancaster County
    • This Brooklawn is located in Lancaster County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brooklawn that is located in Roanoke County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Brooklawn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooklawn ...

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.

• Bowling Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Captains Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
• Covehaven Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
• Eden Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eden Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Glen Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Greenfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hedgelawn Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
• Hemlock Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
• Heritage Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
• Lone Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Meadowview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Medley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Medley is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
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  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Rockydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
  • Sherry Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sunnybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
  • Tinker Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
  • Vista Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
  • Waterfall Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
  • Willow Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green

How Far From Brooklawn 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 Brooklawn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brooklawn and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brooklawn to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'