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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 Westbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westbrook 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 Westbrook:
    • 32.925125, -95.244943
    • 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 Westbrook
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Westbrook is near Franklin County and also Camp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camp 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 Westbrook

Communities Also Named Westbrook ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Westbrook.

There are four communities within Texas that are also named Westbrook.

Beyond Texas, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Blanco County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Westbrook [Blanco County].
    • Harris County
      • This Westbrook is located in Harris County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<2> to the south of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Westbrook.
    • Jack County
      • This Westbrook is located in Jack County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the west of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jack County community of Westbrook.
    • Mitchell County
      • This Westbrook is located in Mitchell County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the west of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Westbrook.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Westbrook is located in Dallas County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the east of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Westbrook.
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • This Westbrook is located in Hempstead County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Westbrook.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Westbrook is located in Pulaski County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Westbrook.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Westbrook is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Westbrook.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Westbrook is located in Hillsborough County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westbrook.
    • Georgia
      • Laurens County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westbrook [Laurens County].
      • Pickens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westbrook [Pickens County].
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Westbrook is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Westbrook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Westbrook is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Westbrook.
    • Minnesota
      • Cottonwood County
      • This Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<2> to the north of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottonwood County community of Westbrook.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Westbrook [Pemiscot County].
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Westbrook is located in Alamance County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Westbrook.
      • Bladen County
      • This Westbrook is located in Bladen County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Westbrook.
    • Ontario
      • This Westbrook lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Westbrook [Lancaster County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Westbrook is located in Lincoln County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Westbrook.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Westbrook is located in Davis County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Westbrook.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Westbrook is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the northwest of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westbrook.
      • Weber County
      • This Westbrook is located in Weber County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the northwest of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Westbrook.
    • Virginia
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Westbrook is located in Lynchburg City and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Westbrook that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Westbrook.
    • Washington
      • Yakima County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Westbrook [Yakima County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbrook ...

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.

  • Cartwright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cartwright is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Clearwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearwater is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Cypress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cypress is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Humble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Humble is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Piney Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Rock Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rock Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Stout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

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

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

  • Quitman, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westbrook to Quitman, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Westbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Westbrook 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.
<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 Westbrook 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 Westbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9251, Longitude: -95.2449       In this case, the coordinates for Westbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.93 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.32 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.952 degrees.