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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 Brookwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookwood Estates 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 Brookwood Estates:
- 37.529592, -77.568599
- 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 Brookwood Estates
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Brookwood Estates is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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 Brookwood Estates
Communities Also Named Brookwood Estates ...
We found ten communities that are also named Brookwood Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Brookwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brookwood Estates.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Brookwood Estates.
- Oconee County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Oconee County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Brookwood Estates.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Will County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Brookwood Estates.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Brookwood Estates.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Talbot County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Brookwood Estates.
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Lowndes County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Brookwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Brookwood Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookwood Estates.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Brookwood Estates is located in Rutland County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookwood Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Brookwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood Estates ...
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.
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Grand Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Granite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gravel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Hobby Hill Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Lorraine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Mooreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Old Gun
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
- Spring Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Willow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville
How Far From Brookwood Estates 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 Brookwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookwood Estates and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brookwood Estates to Chesterfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Brookwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brookwood Estates 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 Brookwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5296, Longitude: -77.5686 In this case, the coordinates for Brookwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.276 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.669 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.445 degrees. |
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