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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 Cold Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cold Brook 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 Cold Brook:
    • 43.240025, -75.038597
    • 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 Cold Brook
  • 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 Cold Brook ...

We found three communities that share the name Cold Brook.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Cold Brook.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Ulster County
      • This Cold Brook is located in Ulster County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cold Brook that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Cold Brook.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Brook that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Cold Brook.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Cold Brook lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Brook that is located in Herkimer County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cold Brook ...

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.

  • Bull Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill
    • Bull Hill is located in Herkimer County
  • Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
  • Gravesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
  • Hurricane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
    • Hurricane is located in Herkimer County
  • Irish Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
    • Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
  • Mapledale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
    • Mapledale is located in Oneida County
  • Ohio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
  • Poland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Russia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County

How Far From Cold Brook 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 village such as Cold Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cold Brook to Herkimer, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cold Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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 from Point A (ie- Cold Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cold Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2400, Longitude: -75.0386       In this case, the coordinates for Cold Brook 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cold Brook 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 306.285 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.314 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.977 degrees.




 

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