Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fieldston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fieldston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fieldston
- 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 Fieldston:
- 40.894444, -73.903333
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fieldston
- 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 Bronx County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bronx County
- Since Fieldston is near Bergen County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- eBird sighting report for Westchester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fieldston ...
We found one communities that share the name Fieldston.
Within New York, the name Fieldston is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Fieldston in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fieldston ...
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.
- Dunwoodie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Esplanade Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esplanade Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esplanade Gardens
- Esplanade Gardens is located in New York County
- Fleetwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Grey Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Greystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - High Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Hunts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
- Hunts Point is located in Bronx County
- Kings Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Kings Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
- Kings Woods is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Park Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Teaneck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Twombly Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twombly Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
- Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Unionport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Bronx County
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Yonkers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
- Teaneck
How Far From Fieldston 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 Fieldston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fieldston and extending to:
- Bronx, which is the Seat of Bronx County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Fieldston to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 215 miles [346 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fieldston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Fieldston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fieldston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8944, Longitude: -73.9033 In this case, the coordinates for Fieldston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fieldston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.456 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.537 degrees. |