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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 Homestead Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead Park 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 Homestead Park:
    • 40.916488, -73.772910
    • 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 Homestead Park
  • 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 Homestead Park 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 Homestead Park

Communities Also Named Homestead Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Homestead Park.

Within New York, the name Homestead Park is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Thomas County
      • This Homestead Park is located in Thomas County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Homestead Park that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Homestead Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Homestead Park is located in Morris County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Homestead Park that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Homestead Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Homestead Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west of the Homestead Park that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Homestead Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestead Park ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
  • City Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • City Island is located in Bronx County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
  • Dunwoodie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
  • Fleetwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Forest Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Greenhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenhaven is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Heath Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
  • Isle of San Souci
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Quaker Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
  • Residence Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Residence Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Scarsdale Downs
      (4 miles [6.4 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 north)
      • Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
    • Victory Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
    • White Birches
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • White Birches is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
    • Woodside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodside is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homestead Park 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 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Homestead Park 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • 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).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Homestead Park) 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 Homestead Park 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 Homestead Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9165, Longitude: -73.7729       In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.782 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.37 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.47 degrees.