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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cold Brook
  • 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
    • Since Cold Brook is near Oneida County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Cold Brook

Communities Also Named Cold Brook ...

We found three communities that are also named Cold Brook.

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

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located 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)
    • Bull Hill is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill
  • Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Gravesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
  • Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Hurricane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Irish Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
  • Mapledale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mapledale is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
  • Ohio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Poland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Russia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia

How Far From Cold Brook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cold Brook) 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 Cold Brook 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.285 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.314 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.977 degrees.