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41.066394, -73.526636
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We found thirteen communities that share the name Glenbrook.
Within Connecticut, the name Glenbrook is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Lake County
This Glenbrook is located in Lake County and lies 2,575 miles [4,144.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Glenbrook.
Nevada County
This Glenbrook is located in Nevada County and lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km] to the west northwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Glenbrook.
Kentucky
Harlan County
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 Kentucky community of Glenbrook [Harlan County].
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Glenbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Glenbrook.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Glenbrook is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Glenbrook.
Montgomery County
This Glenbrook is located in Montgomery County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glenbrook.
Nevada
Douglas County
This Glenbrook is located in Douglas County and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Glenbrook.
North Carolina
Cumberland County
This Glenbrook is located in Cumberland County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Glenbrook.
Montgomery County
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 North Carolina community of Glenbrook [Montgomery County].
Ontario
This Glenbrook lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the north of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
Oregon
Benton County
This Glenbrook is located in Benton County and lies 2,502 miles [4,026.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Glenbrook.
Virginia
Fairfax County
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 Virginia community of Glenbrook [Fairfax County].
West Virginia
Wood County
This Glenbrook is located in Wood County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glenbrook that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Glenbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenbrook ...
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.
Belltown (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Glenbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenbrook and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Glenbrook to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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- Glenbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glenbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0664, Longitude: -73.5266
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Glenbrook 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 county. 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>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Glenbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.619 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.209 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.294 degrees.