Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crompond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crompond and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crompond

• 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 Crompond:
  • 41.295094, -73.865414
  • 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 Crompond

• 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 Crompond is near Putnam County and also Rockland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland 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 Crompond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crompond ...

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.

• Continental Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
• Furnace Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
• Gallows Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
• Lake Mohegan
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
• Lake Peekskill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake Peekskill is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Peekskill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Peekskill <1>
• Peekskill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <1>
• Pleasantside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
• Roe Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roe Park is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Park
• Toddville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Toddville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville

How Far From Crompond 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 community such as Crompond to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crompond and extending to:

• White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crompond to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 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 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,248 miles [6,836.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'