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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 Willow Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Brook 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 Willow Brook:
- 41.861760, -73.744018
- 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 Willow 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Since Willow Brook is near Ulster County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Willow Brook
Communities Also Named Willow Brook ...
We found six communities that are also named Willow Brook.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Willow Brook.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Chautauqua County
- This Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Brook that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Willow Brook.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Orleans Parish
- This Willow Brook is located in Orleans Parish and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Brook that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Willow Brook.
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Brook that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Willow Brook.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Willow Brook is located in Sussex County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Brook that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Willow Brook.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Willow Brook is located in Henderson County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Brook that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Willow Brook.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Willow Brook is located in Harris County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Brook that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Willow Brook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.
- Bangall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bulls Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bulls Head is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Hibernia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Market
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Market is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Netherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Netherwood is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Salt Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schultzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schultzville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
How Far From Willow 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 Willow Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Brook and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Brook to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Brook) 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 Willow 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 Willow Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8618, Longitude: -73.7440 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.656 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.022 degrees. |
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