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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Brook

• 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:
  • 40.860377, -74.340428
  • 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Pine Brook is near Essex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 ...
  • Monmouth County
    • This Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pine Brook that is located in Morris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Pine Brook.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Isanti County
    • This Pine Brook is located in Isanti County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Brook that is located in Morris 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Brook that is located in Morris 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.

• Birch Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Fox Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fox Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Franklin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Great Notch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
• Lake Arrowhead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Little Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Littleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Meadow Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Packanack Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
• Powerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Powerville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Preakness
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Preakness is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
  • Rockaway Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Valley
  • Rosedale Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
  • Short Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Short Hills is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
  • Two Bridges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Two Bridges is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges

How Far From Pine Brook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Brook to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,285 miles [6,896 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'