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 Bromley:
42.782568, -76.182983
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.
We found five communities that share the name Bromley.
Within New York, the name Bromley is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Baldwin County
This Bromley is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bromley that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Bromley.
Iowa
Marshall County
This Bromley is located in Marshall County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the west of the Bromley that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bromley.
Kentucky
Kenton County
This Bromley is located in Kenton County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bromley that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Bromley.
Owen County
This Bromley is located in Owen County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the west southwest of the Bromley that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Bromley.
Ontario
This Bromley lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bromley that is located in Onondaga County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bromley ...
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.
Fair Haven (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bromley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bromley and extending to:
Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bromley to Syracuse, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south (S). 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 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bromley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bromley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7826, Longitude: -76.1830 In this case, the coordinates for Bromley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Bromley 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 307.047 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.097 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.725 degrees.