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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 Brockport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brockport 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 Brockport:
    • 41.260219, -78.725954
    • 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 Brockport
  • 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
    • Since Brockport is near Jefferson County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Brockport

Communities Also Named Brockport ...

We found one communities that are also named Brockport.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Brockport is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Brockport in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Brockport is located in Monroe County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brockport that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brockport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockport ...

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.

  • Brandy Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
  • Cartwright
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cartwright is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Challenge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Five Points is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Four Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Four Points is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Harveys Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
  • Helen Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Helen Mills is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
  • Lanes Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
  • Squab Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow
  • Sugar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Treasure Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake

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

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

  • Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brockport to Ridgway, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Brockport) 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 Brockport 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 Brockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2602, Longitude: -78.7260    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.754 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.785 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.538 degrees.