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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 Hillsdale Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsdale Manor 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 Hillsdale Manor:
- 41.011764, -74.042084
- 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 Hillsdale Manor
- 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 Bergen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- Since Hillsdale Manor is near Rockland County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland 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 Hillsdale Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsdale Manor ...
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.
- Central Nyack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Fardale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fardale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Kings Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Woods is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Orangeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Pearl River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Vale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley Village is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Village
- Twombly Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
How Far From Hillsdale Manor 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 Hillsdale Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hillsdale Manor and extending to:
- Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies just to the South.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hillsdale Manor to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsdale Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hillsdale Manor 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 Hillsdale Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0118, Longitude: -74.0421 In this case, the coordinates for Hillsdale Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.932 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.554 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.545 degrees. |
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