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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 Elmsford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmsford 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 Elmsford:
- 41.054289, -73.815270
- 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 Elmsford
- 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 Elmsford is near Rockland County and also Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 Elmsford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmsford ...
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.
- Cecil Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
- Fox Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hartsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heath Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quarry Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quarry Heights is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Scarsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scarsdale Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Elmsford 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 village such as Elmsford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elmsford and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Elmsford to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,255 miles [6,847.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Elmsford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elmsford 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 Elmsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0543, Longitude: -73.8153 In this case, the coordinates for Elmsford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.792 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.426 degrees. |
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