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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 Bedford Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bedford Hills 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 Bedford Hills:
- 41.236761, -73.694575
- 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 Bedford Hills
- 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 Bedford Hills is near Fairfield County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Bedford Hills
Communities Also Named Bedford Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Bedford Hills.
Within New York, the name Bedford Hills is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Bedford Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Bedford Hills is located in Albemarle County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bedford Hills that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Bedford Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bedford Hills ...
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.
- Armawalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Armawalk is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armawalk
- Butlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butlerville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Cross River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goldens Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granite Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Horseshoe Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Huntersville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lake Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lincolndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Pound Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Windmill Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Windmill Farm is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Bedford Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bedford Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bedford Hills and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bedford Hills to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,243 miles [6,828.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bedford Hills) 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 Bedford Hills 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 Bedford Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2368, Longitude: -73.6946 In this case, the coordinates for Bedford Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.70 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.29 degrees. |
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