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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 Cross River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross River 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 Cross River:
- 41.262430, -73.614529
- 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 Cross River
- 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 Cross River 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 Cross River
Communities Also Named Cross River ...
We found one communities that are also named Cross River.
Within New York, the name Cross River is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Cross River in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Prince Edward Island
- This Cross River lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cross River that is located in Westchester County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross River ...
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.
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Deans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deans Corner is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
- Fox Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Hill is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Goldens Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- High Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Horseshoe Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Lake Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lewisboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lincolndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Peach Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Pound Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Cross River 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 Cross River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross River and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cross River 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 243 miles [391.1 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 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,239 miles [6,822 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' (or 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- Cross River) 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 Cross River 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 Cross River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2624, Longitude: -73.6145 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.243 degrees. |
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