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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 Horseshoe Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horseshoe Hill 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 Horseshoe Hill:
- 41.196207, -73.572070
- 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 Horseshoe Hill
- 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 Horseshoe Hill is near Fairfield County and also Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Horseshoe Hill
Communities Also Named Horseshoe Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Horseshoe Hill.
Within New York, the name Horseshoe Hill is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Horseshoe Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southwest of the Horseshoe Hill that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Horseshoe Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horseshoe Hill ...
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.
- Cross River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daniels Mill is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Hunting Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Lewisboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Pound Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richards Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richards Corner is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Corner
- Riverbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Turn of River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turn of River is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn of River
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windmill Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windmill Farm is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Horseshoe Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Horseshoe Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horseshoe Hill and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horseshoe Hill to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,239 miles [6,822 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horseshoe Hill) 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 Horseshoe Hill 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 Horseshoe Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1962, Longitude: -73.5721 In this case, the coordinates for Horseshoe Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.254 degrees. |
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