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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 Pinebrook Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinebrook Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pinebrook Heights:
- 40.953154, -73.776799
- 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 Pinebrook Heights
- 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 Pinebrook Heights is near Bronx County and also Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 Pinebrook Heights
Communities Also Named Pinebrook Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Pinebrook Heights.
Within New York, the name Pinebrook Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Pinebrook Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Pinebrook Heights is located in Clayton County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinebrook Heights that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Pinebrook Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinebrook Heights ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Forest Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Fox Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Greenhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenhaven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Heath Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Isle of San Souci
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Quaker Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Residence Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Residence Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Scarsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scarsdale Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Sun Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
- Sunset Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Victory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Pinebrook Heights 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 Pinebrook Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinebrook Heights 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 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pinebrook Heights to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 223 miles [358.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Pinebrook Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pinebrook Heights 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 Pinebrook Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9532, Longitude: -73.7768 In this case, the coordinates for Pinebrook Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.456 degrees. |
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