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we pass this GPS location for Willowbrook:
40.603160, -74.138476
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We found eighteen communities that share the name Willowbrook.
Within New York, the name Willowbrook is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Autauga County
This Willowbrook is located in Autauga County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Willowbrook.
Madison County
This Willowbrook is located in Madison County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the west southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Willowbrook.
British Columbia
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 British Columbia community of Willowbrook.
California
Los Angeles County
This Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,441 miles [3,928.4 km]<1> to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Willowbrook.
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Willowbrook.
Illinois
DuPage County
This Willowbrook is located in DuPage County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Willowbrook.
Kendall 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 Illinois community of Willowbrook [Kendall County].
Will County
This Willowbrook is located in Will County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Willowbrook.
Kansas
Reno County
This Willowbrook is located in Reno County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Willowbrook.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Willowbrook.
Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Willowbrook [Montgomery County].
Ohio
Coshocton County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willowbrook [Coshocton County].
Pennsylvania
Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Willowbrook [Delaware County].
Saskatchewan
This Willowbrook lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
South Carolina
Berkeley County
This Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Willowbrook.
Utah
Weber County
This Willowbrook is located in Weber County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Willowbrook.
Virginia
Louisa County
This Willowbrook is located in Louisa County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Willowbrook.
Suffolk City
This Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Willowbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowbrook ...
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.
Bulls Head (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Kills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willowbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willowbrook and extending to:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Willowbrook to Albany, with an average speed<6>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,286 miles [6,897.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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- Willowbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willowbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6032, Longitude: -74.1385 In this case, the coordinates for Willowbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Willowbrook 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>
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 Willowbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<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 Willowbrook 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 306.033 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.603 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.77 degrees.