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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 Brockton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brockton 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 Brockton:
- 34.120110, -83.494607
- 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 Brockton
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Brockton is near Madison County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Brockton
Communities Also Named Brockton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Brockton.
Within Georgia, the name Brockton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Brockton is located in Plymouth County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brockton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Brockton.
- Michigan
- Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Brockton [Sanilac County].
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale 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 Mississippi community of Brockton [Lauderdale County].
- Montana
- Dawson 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 Montana community of Brockton [Dawson County].
- Roosevelt County
- This Brockton is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brockton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Brockton.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Brockton is located in Schuylkill County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brockton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Brockton.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Brockton lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brockton that is located in Jackson County.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Brockton is located in Florence County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east of the Brockton that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Brockton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockton ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Arcade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Holders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holders is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders
- Hurricane Shoals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Shoals is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Shoals
- Planter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Red Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Stone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Stone
- Seagraves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seagraves is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
How Far From Brockton 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 Brockton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brockton and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Brockton to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brockton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brockton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brockton 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 Brockton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1201, Longitude: -83.4946 In this case, the coordinates for Brockton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.143 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.845 degrees. |
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