Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brewster Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewster Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brewster Hill
- 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 Hill:
- 41.423983, -73.604294
- 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 Brewster Hill
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Brewster Hill is near Fairfield County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Westchester 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewster Hill ...
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.
- Crafts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Deans Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
- Deans Corner is located in Putnam County
- Deforest Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Field Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Corners
- Field Corners is located in Putnam County
- Harmony Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Harmony Park is located in Putnam County
- Kent Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corners
- Kent Corners is located in Putnam County
- Milltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Peach Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Sodom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Towners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Brewster Hill 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 Brewster Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brewster Hill and extending to:
- Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Brewster Hill to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 251 miles [403.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,232 miles [6,810.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brewster Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brewster Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4240, Longitude: -73.6043 In this case, the coordinates for Brewster Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Brewster Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.163 degrees. |