Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyckoff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyckoff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wyckoff
- 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 Wyckoff:
- 41.009726, -74.173116
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wyckoff
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- Since Wyckoff is near Passaic County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- eBird sighting report for Morris 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wyckoff ...
We found three communities that share the name Wyckoff.
Within New Jersey, the name Wyckoff is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Wyckoff.
- Russell County
- This community is historic and although located in Russell County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Wyckoff.
- New York
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyckoff ...
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.
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Butler
- From Wyckoff to Butler
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Crystal Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Fardale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Hillburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
- Hillburn is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <5>
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ho-Ho-Kus
- From Wyckoff to Ho-Ho-Kus
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bergen County
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Packanack Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packanack Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
- Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
- Park Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Park Ridge
- From Wyckoff to Park Ridge
- Pearl River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
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- Preakness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - River Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Saddle Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saddle Brook
- From Wyckoff to Saddle Brook
- Skylands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Stonetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preakness
How Far From Wyckoff 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 Wyckoff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyckoff and extending to:
- Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wyckoff to Hackensack, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyckoff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wyckoff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Wyckoff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyckoff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0097, Longitude: -74.1731 |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wyckoff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.011 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.642 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.603 degrees. |