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Communities Also Named South Brook ...

We found two communities that are also named South Brook.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named South Brook.

Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named South Brook in Canada.

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  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This South Brook lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Brook ...

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.

How Far From South Brook 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 South Brook to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Brook to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,681 miles [5,924 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- South Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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<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 South Brook 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 South Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5616, Longitude: -64.1798    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.164 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.76 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.458 degrees.