Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gee 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 Gee Brook:
  • 42.509237, -75.918255
  • 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 Gee 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
  • Since Gee Brook is near Chenango County and also Broome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome 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 Gee Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gee 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.

• Freetown Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• German Four Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lakeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Lower Cincinnatus
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lower Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cincinnatus
• Marathon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <1>
• Penelope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Penelope is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
• Pitcher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pitcher is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitcher <1>
• Pitcher Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Springs
• Texas Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley

How Far From Gee 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 Gee 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 Gee Brook and extending to:

• Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gee Brook to Cortland, 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 110 miles [177 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 256 miles [412 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 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 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,292 miles [6,907.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'