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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 Brewster Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewster Heights 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 Brewster Heights:
    • 41.406205, -73.632628
    • 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 Brewster Heights
  • 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since Brewster Heights is near Westchester County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Brewster Heights

Communities Also Named Brewster Heights ...

We found two communities that are also named Brewster Heights.

Within New York, the name Brewster Heights is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Brewster Heights is located in Winnebago County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west of the Brewster Heights that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Brewster Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Brewster Heights is located in Cecil County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brewster Heights that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Brewster Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewster Heights ...

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.

  • Butlerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Butlerville is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Crafts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Crafts is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
  • Deans Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deans Corner is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
  • Deforest Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
  • Field Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Field Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Corners
  • Heritage Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Kent Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kent Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corners
  • Lake Purdy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
  • Milltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Peach Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
  • Sodom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sodom is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
  • Towners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Towners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners

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

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

  • Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Brewster Heights to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,234 miles [6,814 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brewster Heights) 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 Brewster Heights 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 Brewster Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4062, Longitude: -73.6326       In this case, the coordinates for Brewster Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.643 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.292 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.184 degrees.