Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Horton Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horton Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Horton Estates

• 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 Horton Estates:
  • 41.323983, -73.745132
  • 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 Horton Estates

• 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 Horton Estates is near Putnam County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Horton Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horton Estates ...

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.

• Armawalk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Armawalk is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armawalk
• Bullet Hole
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bullet Hole is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Hole
• Butlerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butlerville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
• Crafts
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crafts is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
• Goldens Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldens Bridge is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Bridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldens Bridge <1>
• Granite Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Granite Springs is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Springs <1>
• Heritage Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Lake Mohegan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
• Lake Purdy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
• Lincolndale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lincolndale is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <1>
• Stillwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stillwater is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Horton Estates and extending to:

• White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Horton Estates to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 92 miles [148.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 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 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'