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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 Teaneck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teaneck 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 Teaneck:
- 40.894079, -74.014042
- 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 Teaneck
- 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 Teaneck is near Hudson County and also Bronx County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hudson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bronx 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 Teaneck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Teaneck ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Esplanade Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Esplanade Gardens is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esplanade Gardens
- Hackensack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harlem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Kings Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Woods is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
- Kingsland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Park Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Park Hill is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- River Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Saddle Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twombly Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yonkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Teaneck 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 Teaneck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Teaneck and extending to:
- Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Teaneck to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,270 miles [6,871.9 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- Teaneck) 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 Teaneck 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 Teaneck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8941, Longitude: -74.0140 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.928 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.586 degrees. |
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