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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 Pine Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Brook 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 Pine Brook:
    • 40.280667, -74.095418
    • 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 Pine Brook
  • 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Since Pine Brook is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Pine Brook

Communities Also Named Pine Brook ...

We found three communities that are also named Pine Brook.

There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Pine Brook.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Morris County
      • This Pine Brook is located in Morris County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Brook that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Pine Brook.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Isanti County
      • This Pine Brook is located in Isanti County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Brook that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isanti County community of Pine Brook.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Pine Brook is located in Westchester County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Brook that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Pine Brook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Brook ...

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.

  • Cold Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
  • Colts Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
  • Cooks Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
  • Deal Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
  • Dogs Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
  • Everett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Everett is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Green Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Little Silver Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Silver Point is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Silver Point
  • Long Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Ocean Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
  • Sands Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
  • Shacks Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
  • Shark River Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
  • Wayside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

  • Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Brook to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,296 miles [6,913.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Brook) 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 Pine Brook 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 Pine Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2807, Longitude: -74.0954       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.041 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.56 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.895 degrees.