Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brookside Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookside Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brookside Station
- 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 Station:
- 44.764715, -87.963160
- 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 Brookside Station
- 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 Oconto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oconto County
- Since Brookside Station is near Brown County and also Door County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for Door 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 Brookside Station ...
We found one communities that share the name Brookside Station.
Within Wisconsin, the name Brookside Station is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Brookside Station in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Brookside Station is located in Middlesex County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brookside Station that is located in Oconto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Brookside Station.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookside Station ...
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.
- Champion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Edgewater Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County
- Green Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Shawano County
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Little Suamico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Red Banks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Shoemaker Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemaker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Point
- Shoemaker Point is located in Door County
- Tremble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Brookside Station 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 Brookside Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookside Station and extending to:
- Oconto, which is the Seat of Oconto County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brookside Station to Oconto, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookside Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookside Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookside Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7647, Longitude: -87.9632 In this case, the coordinates for Brookside Station 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 Brookside Station 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 314.609 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.856 degrees. |