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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 Wyckoff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyckoff 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wyckoff
Communities Also Named Wyckoff ...
We found three communities that are also named Wyckoff.
Within New Jersey, the name Wyckoff is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located 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
- Cayuga County
- This Wyckoff is located in Cayuga County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wyckoff that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Wyckoff.
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)
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Crystal Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Fardale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fardale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
- Hillburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Packanack Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
- Park Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearl River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Preakness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Saddle Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skylands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skylands is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylands
- Stonetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonetown is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>'
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyckoff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.642 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.603 degrees. |
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