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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 Yonkers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yonkers 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 Yonkers:
- 32.366243, -83.216564
- 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 Yonkers
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Yonkers is near Bleckley County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bleckley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Yonkers
Communities Also Named Yonkers ...
We found three communities that are also named Yonkers.
Within Georgia, the name Yonkers is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Yonkers is located in Allegany County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Yonkers that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Yonkers.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Yonkers is located in Westchester County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yonkers that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Yonkers.
- Oklahoma
- Wagoner County
- This Yonkers is located in Wagoner County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yonkers that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Yonkers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yonkers ...
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.
- Beehive ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beehive is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge High
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dodge High is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Nameless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nameless is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Springhaven ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springhaven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
How Far From Yonkers 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 Yonkers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yonkers and extending to:
- Eastman, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Yonkers to Eastman, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 568 miles [914.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Yonkers) 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 Yonkers 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 Yonkers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3662, Longitude: -83.2166 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.633 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.173 degrees. |
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