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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 Meadowbrook Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowbrook Park 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 Meadowbrook Park:
    • 42.381667, -76.555000
    • 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 Meadowbrook Park
  • 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 Meadowbrook Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Meadowbrook Park.

Within New York, the name Meadowbrook Park is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Meadowbrook Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Meadowbrook Park is located in Caroline County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south of the Meadowbrook Park that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Meadowbrook Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowbrook Park ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Butternut Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Park
    • Butternut Park is located in Tompkins County
  • Christian Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
    • Christian Hill is located in Tompkins County
  • Forest Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
  • Head Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
    • Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Ithaca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <2>
  • Kennedy Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
    • Kennedy Corner is located in Tompkins County
  • Krum Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Corner
    • Krum Corner is located in Tompkins County
  • Podunk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Podunk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
    • Podunk is located in Tompkins County
  • Slaterville Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Willow Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County

How Far From Meadowbrook Park 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 Meadowbrook Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowbrook Park to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowbrook Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3817, Longitude: -76.5550       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowbrook Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Meadowbrook Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.318 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.339 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.074 degrees.









 

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