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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:
    • 40.860377, -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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pine Brook
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pine Brook ...

We found three communities that share the name Pine Brook.

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

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
    • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Fox Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
    • Fox Hill is located in Morris County
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Great Notch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
    • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Morris County
  • Little Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
    • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Littleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Littleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Morris County
  • Meadow Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
    • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
  • Packanack Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packanack Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
    • Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Powerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
    • Powerville is located in Morris County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Preakness
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preakness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
      • Preakness is located in Passaic County
    • Rockaway Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Valley
      • Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County
    • Rosedale Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
      • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
    • Short Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
      • Short Hills is located in Essex County
    • Two Bridges
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges
      • Two Bridges is located in Essex County

How Far From Pine Brook to ...

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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,285 miles [6,896 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8604, Longitude: -74.3404       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.749 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.744 degrees.




 

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