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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 Croton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Croton Heights 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 Croton Heights:
- 41.246761, -73.783467
- 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 Croton Heights
- 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 Croton Heights 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 Croton Heights
Communities Also Named Croton Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Croton Heights.
Within New York, the name Croton Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Croton Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- This Croton Heights is located in Newaygo County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Croton Heights that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Croton Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Croton Heights ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Armawalk is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armawalk
- Chimney Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
- Furnace Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
- Goldens Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Huntersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lake Mohegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lake Peekskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lincolndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mariandale is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Peekskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasantside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roe Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roe Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Park
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Toddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
How Far From Croton Heights 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 Croton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Croton Heights and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Croton Heights 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 97 miles [156.1 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 236 miles [379.8 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 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 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 from Point A (ie- Croton Heights) 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 Croton Heights 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 Croton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2468, Longitude: -73.7835 In this case, the coordinates for Croton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.752 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.324 degrees. |
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