To say that Brooklyn influences the world is an understatement. Although it’s not a city unto itself (and hasn’t been for over a century), Brooklyn is one of the best-known urban names in America. In terms of name recognition, Brooklyn’s head to head with New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and San Francisco. When someone says they came from Brooklyn or were born in Brooklyn, that’s a certain kind of pedigree. I mean we are a different kind of breed.

Within the United States itself there are ten other towns named after this great borough.

  1. Brooklyn, CA (suburban Oakland)
  2. Brooklyn, Indiana
  3. Brooklyn, Iowa
  4. Brooklyn, Michigan
  5. Brooklyn, Mississippi
  6. Brooklyn, Minnesota
  7. Brooklyn, Ohio (suburban Cleveland)
  8. Brooklyn, Oregon
  9. Brooklyn, Pennsylvania
  10. Brooklyn, Wisconsin (90 miles west of Milwaukee)

But wait, that’s not all! Outside of the US, up to 10 thousand miles away, you can find yourself…Yup, you guessed it, in Brooklyn!

1. Brooklyn, Australia (About 10,530 miles from Brooklyn, NY
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  • The furthest from Brooklyn, NY. It’s rumored to be 10,530 miles from the actual Brooklyn Bridge.
2. Brooklyn, New Zealand (About 8,946 miles from Brooklyn, NY)
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  • Sitting on-top of the hills above the city of Wellington, the Brooklyn wind turbine started operation in 1993. It’s the nation’s oldest operating wind turbine, according to the New Zealand Wind Energy Association.

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3. Brooklyn, South Africa (About 7,976 miles from Brooklyn, NY)
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  • South Africa’s Brooklyn boasts high-end residential properties, world-class restaurants, and “hip coffee shops.”
4. Breukelen, Netherlands (Original spelling of the name, About 3,643 miles from Brooklyn, NY)
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  • This is actually the original spelling of Brooklyn. Brooklyn’s namesake is that of Breukelen in Holland.

So which Brooklyn will you be heading to next? Brooklyn, South Africa has ben added to my bucket-list!