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

When in Pea Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pea 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 Pea Brook:
    • 41.895393, -75.147967
    • 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 Pea 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pea 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.

  • Basket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
    • Basket is located in Sullivan County
  • Burnwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
    • Burnwood is located in Delaware County
  • Fishs Eddy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishs Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishs Eddy
    • Fishs Eddy is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishs Eddy <2>
  • French Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Woods
    • French Woods is located in Delaware County
  • Long Eddy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lordville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
    • Lordville is located in Delaware County
  • Peakville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
    • Peakville is located in Delaware County
  • Priceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
    • Priceville is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Rock Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
  • Stalker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stalker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker
    • Stalker is located in Wayne County (PA)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pea Brook and extending to:

  • Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pea Brook to Delhi, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pea Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pea Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8954, Longitude: -75.1480    
<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 Pea Brook 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 306.504 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.342 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.641 degrees.









 

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