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we pass this GPS location for Brookline:
39.982334, -75.304909
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We found ten communities that share the name Brookline.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Brookline.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Allegheny County
This Brookline is located in Allegheny County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brookline.
Berks County
This Brookline is located in Berks County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brookline.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Pima 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 Arizona community of Brookline [Pima County].
Illinois
Cook County
This Brookline is located in Cook County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brookline.
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Brookline is located in Norfolk County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Brookline.
Missouri
Greene County
This Brookline is located in Greene County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Brookline.
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
This Brookline is located in Hillsborough County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brookline.
Quebec
This Brookline lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
Texas
Harris County
This Brookline is located in Harris County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Brookline.
Vermont
Windham County
This Brookline is located in Windham County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookline that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Brookline.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookline ...
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.
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 Brookline to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookline and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Brookline to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookline) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9823, Longitude: -75.3049 In this case, the coordinates for Brookline 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Brookline 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>
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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Brookline to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.784 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.354 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.542 degrees.