Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brookvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookvale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brookvale
- 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 Brookvale:
- 42.125441, -75.786452
- 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 Brookvale
- 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 Broome County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Broome County
- Since Brookvale is near Chenango County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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
Communities Also Named Brookvale ...
We found six communities that share the name Brookvale.
Within New York, the name Brookvale is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Brookvale is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brookvale that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Brookvale.
- Clear Creek County
- This Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km] to the west of the Brookvale that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clear Creek County community of Brookvale.
- New Brunswick
- This Brookvale lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookvale that is located in Broome County.
- Nova Scotia
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Brookvale lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookvale that is located in Broome County.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookvale ...
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.
- Corbettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbettsville
- Corbettsville is located in Broome County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbettsville <3>
- Creekside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Fivemile Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
- Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
- Flowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Glen Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - New Ohio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
- Popes Ravine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
- Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
- Summit Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Summit Hill is located in Broome County
- Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
- Tunnel is located in Broome County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel <3>
How Far From Brookvale to ...
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 Brookvale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookvale and extending to:
- Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookvale to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookvale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Brookvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1254, Longitude: -75.7865 In this case, the coordinates for Brookvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brookvale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brookvale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.87 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.792 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.831 degrees. |