Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westbrook Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westbrook Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0383, Longitude: -77.9450 In this case, the coordinates for Westbrook Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).