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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 Isle of San Souci, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isle of San Souci 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 Isle of San Souci:
    • 40.900933, -73.767910
    • 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 Isle of San Souci
  • 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 Isle of San Souci 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 Isle of San Souci

Curious and Interesting Names Near Isle of San Souci ...

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.

  • Bird Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bird Grove is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Grove
  • City Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • City Island is located in Bronx County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
  • Fleetwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Forest Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Quaker Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 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 west)
    • Residence Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Sands Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
  • White Birches
    (4 miles [6.4 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 west)
    • Woodside is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Isle of San Souci 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 Isle of San Souci to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Isle of San Souci and extending to:

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Isle of San Souci to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 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 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Isle of San Souci) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Isle of San Souci 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 Isle of San Souci. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9009, Longitude: -73.7679       In this case, the coordinates for Isle of San Souci have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.781 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.366 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.475 degrees.