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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 Sunnybrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnybrook 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 Sunnybrook:
    • 36.657846, -84.975782
    • 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 Sunnybrook
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Sunnybrook is near Clinton County and also Pickett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett 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 Sunnybrook

Communities Also Named Sunnybrook ...

We found eight communities that are also named Sunnybrook.

Within Kentucky, the name Sunnybrook is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sunnybrook lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
    • California
      • Amador County
      • This Sunnybrook is located in Amador County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Sunnybrook.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Sunnybrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sunnybrook.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Sunnybrook.
    • New York
      • Putnam County
      • This Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sunnybrook.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Sunnybrook lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunnybrook.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sunnybrook that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Sunnybrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnybrook ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alpha is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bug
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bug is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug
  • Cedar Knob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Knob is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knob
  • Gapcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
  • Jimtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jimtown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jones Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jones Mill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Low Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Low Gap is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
  • Powersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Powersburg is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill is located in Pickett County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Savage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Savage is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Slickford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slickford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
  • Static
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Static is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
  • Wait
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wait is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait
  • Windy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Windy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy

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

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunnybrook to Monticello, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunnybrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sunnybrook 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 Sunnybrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6578, Longitude: -84.9758       In this case, the coordinates for Sunnybrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.698 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.60 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.792 degrees.