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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 Overbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overbrook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Overbrook:
    • 32.237690, -81.812058
    • 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 Overbrook
  • 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 Overbrook ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Overbrook.

Within Georgia, the name Overbrook is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Overbrook is located in Talladega County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Overbrook.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Overbrook is located in Sussex County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Overbrook.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • This Overbrook is located in Osage County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Overbrook.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Overbrook is located in Frederick County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Overbrook.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Overbrook is located in Prince George's County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km] to the north northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Overbrook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Overbrook is located in Norfolk County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Overbrook.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Overbrook is located in Camden County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Overbrook.
      • Essex 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 New Jersey community of Overbrook [Essex County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Love County
      • This Overbrook is located in Love County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Overbrook.
    • Ontario
      • This Overbrook lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Overbrook is located in Allegheny County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Overbrook.
      • Berks County
      • This Overbrook is located in Berks County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the north northeast of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Overbrook.
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of Overbrook [Montgomery County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Overbrook is located in Greenville County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the north of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Overbrook.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Overbrook is located in Bradley County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Overbrook.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • 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 Overbrook [Norfolk City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overbrook ...

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.

  • Daisy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Denmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Bulloch County
  • Edna
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Evans County
  • Emit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
  • Groveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Groveland is located in Bryan County
  • Mitchell Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Forks
    • Mitchell Forks is located in Bulloch County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Evans County
  • Register
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
    • Register is located in Bulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <3>

How Far From Overbrook 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 Overbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Overbrook to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- Overbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2377, Longitude: -81.8121       In this case, the coordinates for Overbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Overbrook 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>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.
<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 Overbrook 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 310.718 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.696 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.691 degrees.









 

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