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we pass this GPS location for Willowbrook:
36.751816, -76.573284
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We found eighteen communities that share the name Willowbrook.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Willowbrook.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Louisa County
This Willowbrook is located in Louisa County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Willowbrook.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Autauga County
This Willowbrook is located in Autauga County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Willowbrook.
Madison County
This Willowbrook is located in Madison County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Willowbrook.
British Columbia
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 British Columbia community of Willowbrook.
California
Los Angeles County
This Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Willowbrook.
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Willowbrook.
Illinois
DuPage County
This Willowbrook is located in DuPage County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Willowbrook.
Kendall 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 Illinois community of Willowbrook [Kendall County].
Will County
This Willowbrook is located in Will County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Willowbrook.
Kansas
Reno County
This Willowbrook is located in Reno County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Willowbrook.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Willowbrook.
Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Willowbrook [Montgomery County].
New York
Richmond County
This Willowbrook is located in Richmond County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Willowbrook.
Ohio
Coshocton 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 Willowbrook [Coshocton County].
Pennsylvania
Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Willowbrook [Delaware County].
Saskatchewan
This Willowbrook lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
South Carolina
Berkeley County
This Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Willowbrook.
Utah
Weber County
This Willowbrook is located in Weber County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Willowbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowbrook ...
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.
Boston (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willowbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willowbrook and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Willowbrook 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 4 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 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- Willowbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willowbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7518, Longitude: -76.5733 In this case, the coordinates for Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook 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>
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 Willowbrook, 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>
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 Willowbrook 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 307.742 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.942 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.333 degrees.