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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 Heathcote, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heathcote 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 Heathcote:
    • 40.984542, -73.774577
    • 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 Heathcote
  • 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 Heathcote is near Fairfield County and also Rockland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland 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 Heathcote

Communities Also Named Heathcote ...

We found two communities that are also named Heathcote.

Within New York, the name Heathcote is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Heathcote is located in Middlesex County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heathcote that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Heathcote.
    • Ontario
      • This Heathcote lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heathcote that is located in Westchester County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heathcote ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
  • Forest Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Fox Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenville is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Hartsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heath Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Quaker Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
  • Scarsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Scarsdale Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
  • Sunset Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
  • Victory Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
  • White Birches
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • White Birches is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heathcote 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 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Heathcote 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 224 miles [360.5 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 5,673 miles [9,129.8 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 4,256 miles [6,849.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Heathcote) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Heathcote 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 Heathcote. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9845, Longitude: -73.7746       In this case, the coordinates for Heathcote have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.776 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.373 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.44 degrees.