Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in DeKays, we use the following websites to find information relevant to DeKays and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for DeKays

• 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 DeKays:
  • 41.230373, -74.440434
  • 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 DeKays

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since DeKays is near Orange County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 DeKays

Curious and Interesting Names Near DeKays ...

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.

• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Edenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Homestead Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
• Independence Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Independence Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Corner
• Indian Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian Park is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
• Little York
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little York is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Moe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moe is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
• Pine Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Rocky Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Sand Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Hills is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
• Snufftown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Snufftown is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
• Willow Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Brook is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook

How Far From DeKays to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as DeKays to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in DeKays and extending to:

• Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from DeKays to Newton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'