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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 Forest Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Knolls 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 Forest Knolls:
- 40.938710, -73.775688
- 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 Forest Knolls
- 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 Forest Knolls is near Bronx County and also Nassau 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 Nassau 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 Forest Knolls
Communities Also Named Forest Knolls ...
We found seven communities that are also named Forest Knolls.
Within New York, the name Forest Knolls is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Forest Knolls lies 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Knolls that is located in Westchester County.
- California
- Marin County
- This Forest Knolls is located in Marin County and lies 2,580 miles [4,152.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Knolls that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Forest Knolls.
- Nevada County
- This Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km] to the west northwest of the Forest Knolls that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Forest Knolls.
- San Francisco County
- This Forest Knolls is located in San Francisco County and lies 2,575 miles [4,144.1 km] to the west northwest of the Forest Knolls that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Forest Knolls.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Forest Knolls [Montgomery County].
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Forest Knolls [Prince George's County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Forest Knolls [Lancaster County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Knolls ...
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 northwest)
- Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Greenhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenhaven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Heath Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Isle of San Souci
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Quaker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Residence Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Residence Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scarsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scarsdale Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Sun Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
- Victory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Forest Knolls 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 Forest Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Knolls and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Knolls 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 222 miles [357.3 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 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,258 miles [6,852.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Forest Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Forest Knolls could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Forest Knolls 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 Forest Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9387, Longitude: -73.7757 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.372 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.462 degrees. |
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