Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brockway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brockway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brockway
- 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 Brockway:
- 41.277278, -80.568406
- 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 Brockway
- 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Since Brockway is near Mercer County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 Brockway ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Brockway.
Within Ohio, the name Brockway is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Michigan
- Eaton 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 Michigan community of Brockway [Eaton County].
- Saint Clair County
- This Brockway is located in Saint Clair County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brockway that is located in Trumbull County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Brockway.
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Brockway lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Trumbull County.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockway ...
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.
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <5>
- Coalburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County
- Fowler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Fowler is located in Trumbull County
- Grove City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
- Nutwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Petroleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Trouts Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trouts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trouts Corners
- Trouts Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Yankee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hills
- Yankee Hills is located in Trumbull County
- Yankee Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
How Far From Brockway 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 Brockway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Brockway once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brockway and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brockway to Warren, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 from Point A (ie- Brockway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brockway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2773, Longitude: -80.5684 In this case, the coordinates for Brockway 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 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 Brockway 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 Brockway, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brockway 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 309.899 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.085 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.379 degrees. |