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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 Eastbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastbrook 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 Eastbrook:
    • 34.276002, -78.048603
    • 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 Eastbrook
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Eastbrook is near New Hanover County and also Pender County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender 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 Eastbrook

Communities Also Named Eastbrook ...

We found eight communities that are also named Eastbrook.

Within North Carolina, the name Eastbrook is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Eastbrook, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Eastbrook.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastbrook that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Eastbrook.
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Eastbrook [Orange County].
      • Seminole County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Eastbrook [Seminole County].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Eastbrook is located in Hancock County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eastbrook that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Eastbrook.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Eastbrook is located in Lawrence County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eastbrook that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Eastbrook.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Eastbrook is located in Franklin County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west of the Eastbrook that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Eastbrook.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - Western Australia
      • Distance: 11,622 miles [18,703.8 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eastbrook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastbrook ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bishop is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Council Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
  • Easy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
  • Gooseneck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gooseneck is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
  • Henrytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Henrytown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
  • Hightsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Love Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
  • Princess Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
  • Sandy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Sunset Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
  • Town Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Walnut Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Hills is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eastbrook to Bolivia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastbrook) 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 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 Eastbrook 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 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.
<4>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 Eastbrook 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 Eastbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2760, Longitude: -78.0486       In this case, the coordinates for Eastbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.648 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.61 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.739 degrees.