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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 Brookhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookhurst 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 Brookhurst:
- 42.85717, -106.229407
- 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 Brookhurst
- 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 Natrona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Natrona County
- Since Brookhurst is near Converse County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Converse 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 Brookhurst
Communities Also Named Brookhurst ...
We found six communities that are also named Brookhurst.
Within Wyoming, the name Brookhurst is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Brookhurst is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brookhurst that is located in Natrona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookhurst.
- Madison County
- This Brookhurst is located in Madison County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km] to the east southeast of the Brookhurst that is located in Natrona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brookhurst.
- California
- Orange County
- This Brookhurst is located in Orange County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookhurst that is located in Natrona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Brookhurst.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Brookhurst is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the east of the Brookhurst that is located in Natrona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Brookhurst.
- New Hampshire
- Belknap County
- This Brookhurst is located in Belknap County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookhurst that is located in Natrona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Brookhurst.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Brookhurst is located in Davis County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookhurst that is located in Natrona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Brookhurst.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookhurst ...
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.
- Bar Nunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cow Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cow Hollow is located in Natrona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Hollow
- Crimson Dawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crimson Dawn is located in Natrona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Dawn
- Fry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Natrona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Natrona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Paradise Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise Valley is located in Natrona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Red Butte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Butte is located in Natrona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
How Far From Brookhurst 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 Brookhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookhurst and extending to:
- Casper, which is the Seat of Natrona County, lies just to the West.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookhurst to Cheyenne, with an average speed<3>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 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brookhurst 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 Brookhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8572, Longitude: -106.2294 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.288 degrees. |
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