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Communities Also Named Overbrook ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Overbrook.

Within Ontario, the name Overbrook is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Overbrook is located in Talladega County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Overbrook.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Overbrook is located in Sussex County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Overbrook.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Overbrook is located in Bulloch County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Overbrook.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • This Overbrook is located in Osage County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Overbrook.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Overbrook is located in Frederick County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Overbrook.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Overbrook is located in Prince George's County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Overbrook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Overbrook is located in Norfolk County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Overbrook.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Overbrook is located in Camden County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Overbrook.
      • Essex 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 New Jersey community of Overbrook [Essex County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Love County
      • This Overbrook is located in Love County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Overbrook.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Overbrook is located in Allegheny County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Overbrook.
      • Berks County
      • This Overbrook is located in Berks County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Overbrook.
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of Overbrook [Montgomery County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Overbrook is located in Greenville County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Overbrook.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Overbrook is located in Bradley County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Overbrook.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • 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 Virginia community of Overbrook [Norfolk City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overbrook ...

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.

  • Centretown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • Fisher Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heron Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heron Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hogs Back
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogs Back came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogs Back
  • Hull
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hunt Club Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club Park
  • Ironside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
  • Lower Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Manor Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Playfair Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
    • Sandy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Tunney's Pasture
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunney's Pasture came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunney's Pasture

How Far From Overbrook to ...

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 Overbrook to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Overbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4333, Longitude: -75.6667    
<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 Overbrook 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Overbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.406 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.811 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.243 degrees.




 

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