Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westbrook
- 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 Westbrook:
- 34.475448, -78.422505
- 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 Westbrook
- 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 Bladen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- Since Westbrook is near Columbus County and also Sampson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- eBird sighting report for Sampson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westbrook ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Westbrook.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Westbrook.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Westbrook is located in Hempstead County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Westbrook.
- Pulaski County
- This Westbrook is located in Pulaski County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the west of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Westbrook.
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Laurens County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westbrook [Laurens County].
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westbrook [Pickens County].
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Westbrook lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the north of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Westbrook [Blanco County].
- Harris County
- This Westbrook is located in Harris County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Westbrook.
- Jack County
- This Westbrook is located in Jack County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km] to the west of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jack County community of Westbrook.
- Mitchell County
- This Westbrook is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km] to the west of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Westbrook.
- Wood County
- This Westbrook is located in Wood County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the west of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Westbrook.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Westbrook is located in Davis County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Westbrook.
- Salt Lake County
- This Westbrook is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km] to the west northwest of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westbrook.
- Weber County
- This Westbrook is located in Weber County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km] to the west northwest of the Westbrook that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Westbrook.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbrook ...
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.
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <4>
- Carvers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Council
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Farmers Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union
- Farmers Union is located in Columbus County
- Goose Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Goose Hollow is located in Columbus County
- Kelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Ricefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Westbrook 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 Westbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westbrook and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Bladen County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westbrook to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<6> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4754, Longitude: -78.4225 In this case, the coordinates for Westbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Westbrook 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Westbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.853 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.874 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.813 degrees. |