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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 Ardsley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardsley 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 Ardsley:
- 41.011812, -73.848359
- 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 Ardsley
- 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Ardsley is near Rockland County and also Bergen 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 Bergen 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 Ardsley
Communities Also Named Ardsley ...
We found one communities that are also named Ardsley.
Within New York, the name Ardsley is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Ardsley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Ardsley is located in Montgomery County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ardsley that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ardsley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardsley ...
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.
- Cecil Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
- Elmsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Grey Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Hartsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heath Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Quaker Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scarsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scarsdale Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Tarrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twombly Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
- Victory Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
How Far From Ardsley 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 village such as Ardsley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ardsley and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Ardsley 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 223 miles [358.9 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 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,258 miles [6,852.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ardsley) 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 Ardsley 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 Ardsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0118, Longitude: -73.8484 In this case, the coordinates for Ardsley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.46 degrees. |
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