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we pass this GPS location for Westbrook:
37.396809, -79.215581
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We found 25 communities that share the name Westbrook.
Within Virginia, the name Westbrook is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dallas County
This Westbrook is located in Dallas County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
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 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the west.
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 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
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 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westbrook.
Georgia
Laurens County
This community is historic<2> 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 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
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 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
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 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottonwood County community of Westbrook.
Missouri
Pemiscot County
This community is historic<2> 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 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south.
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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Westbrook.
Ontario
This Westbrook lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Westbrook.
Texas
Blanco County
This community is historic<2> 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 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km] to the west.
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 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Westbrook.
Wood County
This Westbrook is located in Wood County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Westbrook.
Utah
Davis County
This Westbrook is located in Davis County and lies 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km] to the west northwest.
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 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County 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.
Clay (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay 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 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:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Westbrook to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- Westbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3968, Longitude: -79.2156 In this case, the coordinates for Westbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 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 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 . 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>
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>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.242 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.751 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.162 degrees.