Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crotonville:
  • 41.187595, -73.870136
  • 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 Crotonville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crotonville ...

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.

• Chimney Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
• Furnace Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
• Graham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Huntersville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntersville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
• King's Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
• Mariandale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mariandale is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
• New City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New City is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
• Pleasantside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
• Pleasantville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <1>
• Rockland Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stony Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Point is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Point <1>
• Valley Cottage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage

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

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

• White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crotonville to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 230 miles [370.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'