Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Two Brooks

• 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 Two Brooks:
  • 44.579491, -73.970701
  • 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 Two Brooks

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Two Brooks is near Clinton County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Two Brooks

Communities Also Named Two Brooks ...

We found one communities that are also named Two Brooks.

Within New York, the name Two Brooks is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Two Brooks in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Two Brooks lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Two Brooks that is located in Franklin County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Brooks ...

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.

• Hawkeye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkeye is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
• High Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • High Bank is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
• Loon Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
• Merrillsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sugarbush
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sugarbush is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush
• Union Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Falls is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
• Wolf Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond

How Far From Two Brooks 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 Two Brooks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Two Brooks to Malone, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'