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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Brookfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Brookfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Brookfield:
    • 40.795335, -81.554844
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on East Brookfield
  • 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
    • Since East Brookfield is near Wayne County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for East Brookfield

Communities Also Named East Brookfield ...

We found two communities that are also named East Brookfield.

Within Ohio, the name East Brookfield is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This East Brookfield is located in Worcester County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Brookfield that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of East Brookfield.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This East Brookfield is located in Orange County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Brookfield that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of East Brookfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Brookfield ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crossroads is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crystal Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Forty Corners Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lawndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lawndale is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Mayflower Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
  • New England
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New England is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Pauls ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pauls is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
  • Pigeon Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
  • Rolling Hills Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Urban Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Urban Hill is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Hill
  • Walnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From East Brookfield 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 East Brookfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Brookfield to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- East Brookfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 East Brookfield 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 East Brookfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7953, Longitude: -81.5548       In this case, the coordinates for East Brookfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.54 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.739 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.008 degrees.