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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:
- 39.695088, -78.648906
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Yonkers is near Bedford County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Maryland, the name Yonkers is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Dodge County
- This Yonkers is located in Dodge County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Yonkers that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Yonkers.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Yonkers is located in Westchester County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yonkers that is located in Allegany 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 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the west of the Yonkers that is located in Allegany 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.
- Cooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Dickens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dickens is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mount Savage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pumpkin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Twiggtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twiggtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggtown
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:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Yonkers to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Yonkers) 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 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: 39.6951, Longitude: -78.6489 In this case, the coordinates for Yonkers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.804 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.102 degrees. |
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