Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dunn Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunn Brook and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dunn Brook

• 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 Dunn Brook:
  • 43.387292, -75.381562
  • 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 Dunn 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Dunn Brook is near Lewis County and also Herkimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer 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 Dunn Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunn 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.

• Beartown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beartown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Big Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
• Elmer Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
• Fink Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fink Hollow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Hollow
• Flint Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Frenchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Hillside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillside is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hurlbutville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
• Lake Delta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
• Lee Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee Center is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <1>
• Prussian Settlement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement
• Stokes Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunn Brook and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dunn Brook to Utica, 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 most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,641 miles [9,078.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,237 miles [6,818.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'