Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Centenary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centenary and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Centenary
- 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 Centenary:
- 41.177873, -73.965695
- 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 Centenary
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Since Centenary is near Westchester County and also Bergen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Centenary ...
We found eight communities that share the name Centenary.
Within New York, the name Centenary is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Ohio
- Ontario
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Buckingham County
- This Centenary is located in Buckingham County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Centenary that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Centenary.
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Centenary [Norfolk City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centenary ...
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.
- Cedar Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
- Central Nyack
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Chimney Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
- Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
- Felters Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felters Corners
- Felters Corners is located in Rockland County
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Rockland County
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - King's Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King's Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
- King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
- Ladentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mariandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
- Mariandale is located in Westchester County
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - New City Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- New Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quaker Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Park
- Quaker Park is located in Rockland County
- Rockland Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
- Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
- Spring Valley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Village
- Spring Valley Village is located in Rockland County
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Point <4>
- Summit Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Summit Park is located in Rockland County
- Valley Cottage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Rockland County
- Quaker Park
How Far From Centenary 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 Centenary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Centenary and extending to:
- New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Centenary to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centenary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockland County: www.co.rockland.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centenary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centenary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1779, Longitude: -73.9657 In this case, the coordinates for Centenary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Centenary could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Centenary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.868 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.509 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.436 degrees. |