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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 Brewerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewerton 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 Brewerton:
    • 43.237295, -76.140393
    • 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 Brewerton
  • 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Since Brewerton is near Oswego County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Brewerton

Communities Also Named Brewerton ...

We found one communities that are also named Brewerton.

Within New York, the name Brewerton is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Brewerton in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • This Brewerton is located in Laurens County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brewerton that is located in Onondaga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Brewerton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewerton ...

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.

  • Big Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Big Bay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Clay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Doris Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Doris Park is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Park
  • Dutch Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
  • Euclid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Beach is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
  • Gulf Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulf Bridge is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Bridge
  • Mallory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mud Settlement
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mud Settlement is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Settlement
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rodger Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rodger Corner is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Corner
    • Sand Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Sandy Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Bay is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bay
    • Toad Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Toad Harbor is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Harbor
    • Valentines Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Valentines Beach is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines Beach
    • Whig Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whig Hill is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill

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

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

  • Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Brewerton to Syracuse, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Brewerton) 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 Brewerton 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 Brewerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2373, Longitude: -76.1404    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.972 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.086 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.501 degrees.