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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 Tarrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown:
    • 39.284446, -94.678014
    • 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 Tarrytown
  • 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
    • Since Tarrytown is near Clay County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Tarrytown

Communities Also Named Tarrytown ...

We found five communities that are also named Tarrytown.

Within Missouri, the name Tarrytown is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Sumter County
      • This Tarrytown is located in Sumter County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tarrytown that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Tarrytown.
    • Georgia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tarrytown that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Tarrytown.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Tarrytown is located in Albany County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tarrytown that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Tarrytown.
      • Westchester County
      • This Tarrytown is located in Westchester County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km] to the east northeast of the Tarrytown that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Tarrytown.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Tarrytown is located in Harris County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the south of the Tarrytown that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Tarrytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarrytown ...

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.

  • Acme
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Barry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barry is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Gashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
  • Greenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hoover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hoover is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Houston Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Linkville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Linkville is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
  • Maywood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maywood is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaks is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Tiffany Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs
  • Vinewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinewood is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood

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

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

  • Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Tarrytown to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tarrytown) 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 Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2844, Longitude: -94.6780       In this case, the coordinates for Tarrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.109 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.346 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.675 degrees.