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Communities Also Named Brandon ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Brandon.
Within Manitoba, the name Brandon is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 27 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 26 communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Brandon [DeKalb County].
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This Brandon is located in Drew County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Brandon.
- British Columbia
- This Brandon lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<2> to the west.
- California
- El Dorado County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Brandon [El Dorado County].
- Colorado
- Kiowa County
- This Brandon is located in Kiowa County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Brandon.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Brandon is located in New Castle County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Brandon.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Brandon is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brandon.
- Indiana
- Rush County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Brandon [Rush County].
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- This Brandon is located in Buchanan County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Brandon.
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This Brandon is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Brandon.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brandon [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
- Douglas County
- This Brandon is located in Douglas County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Brandon.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Brandon is located in Rankin County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Brandon.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Brandon is located in Benton County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Brandon.
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Brandon is located in Madison County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brandon.
- Nebraska
- Perkins County
- This Brandon is located in Perkins County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Brandon.
- New York
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Brandon [Franklin County].
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Brandon is located in Ashe County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Brandon.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Brandon is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km] to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Brandon.
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Brandon is located in Knox County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brandon.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Brandon is located in Venango County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Brandon.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Brandon is located in Greenville County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brandon.
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- This Brandon is located in Minnehaha County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Brandon.
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Brandon is located in Hill County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Brandon.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Brandon is located in Rutland County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Brandon.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Brandon is located in Prince George County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Brandon.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Brandon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon ...
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.
- Cottonwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwoods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwoods
- Grand Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Justice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Smart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart
- Sprucewoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucewoods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewoods
- Trinity Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Brandon 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 city such as Brandon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandon and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brandon to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brandon: www.city.brandon.mb.ca/ The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brandon 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brandon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8391, Longitude: -99.9618 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Brandon 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 323.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.344 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.266 degrees. |
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