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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 Elmsmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmsmere and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elmsmere:
    • 40.928432, -73.820689
    • 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 Elmsmere
  • 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 Elmsmere is near Bronx County and also Bergen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bronx County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen 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 Elmsmere

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmsmere ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
  • Dunwoodie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
  • Fleetwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Forest Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Grey Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
  • Isle of San Souci
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
  • Lincoln
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Park Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Park Hill is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Quaker Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
  • Residence Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Residence Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sun Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
    • Victory Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
    • White Birches
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • White Birches is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodside is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Elmsmere to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elmsmere to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elmsmere and extending to:

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Elmsmere to Albany, with an average speed<2>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 220 miles [354.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,260 miles [6,855.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elmsmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Elmsmere 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 Elmsmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9284, Longitude: -73.8207       In this case, the coordinates for Elmsmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.809 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.402 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.486 degrees.