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we pass this GPS location for Brockway:
43.108543, -123.455888
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We found eleven communities that share the name Brockway.
Within Oregon, the name Brockway is unique.
Beyond Oregon, 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
Placer County
This Brockway is located in Placer County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Brockway.
Connecticut
New London County
This Brockway is located in New London County and lies 2,572 miles [4,139.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Brockway.
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 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Brockway.
Montana
McCone County
This Brockway is located in McCone County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCone County community of Brockway.
New Brunswick
This Brockway lies 2,730 miles [4,393.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
New York
Dutchess County
This Brockway is located in Dutchess County and lies 2,491 miles [4,008.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Brockway.
North Dakota
Ransom 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 North Dakota community of Brockway [Ransom County].
Ohio
Trumbull 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 Brockway [Trumbull County].
Pennsylvania
Jefferson County
This Brockway is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brockway.
Wisconsin
Jackson County
This Brockway is located in Jackson County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brockway that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Brockway.
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.
Civil Bend ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Civil Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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, the straight-line distance beginning in Brockway and extending to:
Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brockway to Roseburg, with an average speed<7> 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.
Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,848 miles [12,630.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>
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: 43.1085, Longitude: -123.4559 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 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 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>
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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.545 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.001 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.734 degrees.