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Communities Also Named Brockton ...

We found nine communities that share the name Brockton.

Within Prince Edward Island, the name Brockton is unique.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Jackson County
      • This Brockton is located in Jackson County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Brockton.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Brockton is located in Plymouth County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Brockton.
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac 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 Brockton [Sanilac County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lauderdale 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 Mississippi community of Brockton [Lauderdale County].
    • Montana
      • Dawson 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 Montana community of Brockton [Dawson County].
      • Roosevelt County
      • This Brockton is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Brockton.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Brockton is located in Schuylkill County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Brockton.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Brockton is located in Florence County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Brockton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockton ...

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.

  • Dock Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Corner
  • Forestview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview
  • Fortune Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Road
  • Locke Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locke Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Road
  • Piusville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piusville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piusville
  • Pleasant View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Rosebank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Roseville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Unionvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

How Far From Brockton to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brockton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,648 miles [5,870.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brockton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brockton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brockton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8007, Longitude: -64.2495    
<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 Brockton 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>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 Brockton 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 298.887 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.687 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.65 degrees.




 

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