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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 Hartsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartsdale 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 Hartsdale:
- 41.500546, -87.471127
- 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 Hartsdale
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Hartsdale is near Cook County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Hartsdale
Communities Also Named Hartsdale ...
We found one communities that are also named Hartsdale.
Within Indiana, the name Hartsdale is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Hartsdale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Hartsdale is located in Westchester County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east of the Hartsdale that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Hartsdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartsdale ...
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.
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Dyer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gerry Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gerry Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Park
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Independence Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Independence Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Hill
- Lincoln Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lottaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Creek Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hartsdale 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 Hartsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartsdale and extending to:
- Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hartsdale to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hartsdale) 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 Hartsdale 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 Hartsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5005, Longitude: -87.4711 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.331 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.597 degrees. |
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