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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 Brocton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brocton 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 Brocton:
- 42.389842, -79.442820
- 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 Brocton
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Brocton is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Brocton
Communities Also Named Brocton ...
We found one communities that are also named Brocton.
Within New York, the name Brocton is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Brocton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Edgar County
- This Brocton is located in Edgar County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brocton that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Brocton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brocton ...
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.
- Cottage Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Hartfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Kabob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
- Mayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Reed Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Vineyard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From Brocton 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 village such as Brocton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brocton and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brocton to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brocton) 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 Brocton 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 Brocton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3898, Longitude: -79.4428 In this case, the coordinates for Brocton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.122 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.428 degrees. |
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