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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 Big Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Brook and the surrounding area.
- 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 Big Brook:
- 43.322292, -75.326837
- 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 Big 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Since Big Brook is near Herkimer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Big Brook
Communities Also Named Big Brook ...
We found two communities that are also named Big Brook.
Within New York, the name Big Brook is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Big Brook lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Brook that is located in Oneida County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Big Brook lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Big Brook that is located in Oneida County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big 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.
- Air City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Air City is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Elmer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
- Fink Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fink Hollow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Hollow
- Flint Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Floyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Frenchville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frenchville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Holland Patent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlbutville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
- Lake Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mapledale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mapledale is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Mohawk Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stokes Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner
How Far From Big 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 Big Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Brook and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Brook to Utica, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,237 miles [6,818.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Big 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 Big Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3223, Longitude: -75.3268 In this case, the coordinates for Big Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.454 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.518 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.075 degrees. |
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