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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 Airmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airmont 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 Airmont:
- 41.099164, -74.099078
- 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 Airmont
- 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 Rockland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Since Airmont is near Bergen County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen 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 Airmont
Communities Also Named Airmont ...
We found one communities that are also named Airmont.
Within New York, the name Airmont is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Airmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Airmont is located in Loudoun County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Airmont that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Airmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airmont ...
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.
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fardale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fardale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hillburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New City Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Pearl River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
How Far From Airmont 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 village such as Airmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Airmont and extending to:
- New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Airmont to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Airmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Airmont 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 Airmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0992, Longitude: -74.0991 In this case, the coordinates for Airmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.957 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.531 degrees. |
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