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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 West Brookfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Brookfield 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 West Brookfield:
- 42.807848, -75.404617
- 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 West Brookfield
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since West Brookfield is near Oneida County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 West Brookfield
Communities Also Named West Brookfield ...
We found three communities that are also named West Brookfield.
Within New York, the name West Brookfield is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This West Brookfield is located in Worcester County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the West Brookfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of West Brookfield.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This West Brookfield is located in Stark County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Brookfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of West Brookfield.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This West Brookfield is located in Orange County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Brookfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of West Brookfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Brookfield ...
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.
- Brothertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brothertown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Button City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Earlville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Guideboard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guideboard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
- Leonardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Moscow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moscow Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Hill
- Pecksport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Poolville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poolville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Randallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Sweets
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweets is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets
How Far From West Brookfield 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 West Brookfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Brookfield and extending to:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Brookfield to Wampsville, with an average speed<3> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). 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 283 miles [455.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<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- West Brookfield) 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 West Brookfield 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 West Brookfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8078, Longitude: -75.4046 In this case, the coordinates for West Brookfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.561 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.555 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.348 degrees. |
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