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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 Pine Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine 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 Pine Brook:
    • 40.924543, -73.784577
    • 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 Pine 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
    • Since Pine Brook is near Bronx County and also Nassau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bronx County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau 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 Pine Brook

Communities Also Named Pine Brook ...

We found three communities that are also named Pine Brook.

Within New York, the name Pine Brook is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Isanti County
      • This Pine Brook is located in Isanti County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Brook that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isanti County community of Pine Brook.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Pine Brook is located in Monmouth County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Brook that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Pine Brook.
      • Morris County
      • This Pine Brook is located in Morris County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of the Pine Brook that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Pine Brook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine 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.

  • Cecil Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
  • Fleetwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Forest Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Heath Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
  • Isle of San Souci
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Quaker Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
  • Residence Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Residence Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Sun Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
  • Victory Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
  • White Birches
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • White Birches is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
  • Woodside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Woodside is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Pine Brook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pine Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Brook to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pine Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pine 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 Pine Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9245, Longitude: -73.7846       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.788 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.378 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.472 degrees.