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Communities Also Named Springbrook ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Springbrook.

Within Alberta, the name Springbrook is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, five are located in Canada and eleven are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Springbrook.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Springbrook is located in Cobb County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Springbrook.
    • Iowa
      • Jackson County
      • This Springbrook is located in Jackson County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Springbrook.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Springbrook is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Springbrook.
    • North Dakota
      • Williams County
      • This Springbrook is located in Williams County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Springbrook.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This Springbrook is located in Erie County and lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Springbrook.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Springbrook.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This Springbrook is located in Yamhill County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Springbrook.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Springbrook lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<1> to the east.
    • Quebec
      • This Springbrook lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the east.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Springbrook is located in Oconee County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Springbrook.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Springbrook is located in Blount County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Springbrook.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Springbrook.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washburn County
      • This Springbrook is located in Washburn County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washburn County community of Springbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springbrook ...

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.

  • Birchcliff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchcliff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchcliff
  • Dickson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Gull Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Half Moon Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Markerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markerville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markerville <4>
  • Red Deer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Valley
  • Spruce View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sunbreaker Cove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbreaker Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbreaker Cove

How Far From Springbrook 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 Springbrook to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Springbrook to Edmonton, 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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 101 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- Springbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1776, Longitude: -113.8776    
<2>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 Springbrook 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 . 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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Springbrook 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 334.112 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.97 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.65 degrees.









 

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