Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jefferson Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jefferson Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jefferson Village
- 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 Jefferson Village:
- 41.326483, -73.798745
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Jefferson Village
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Jefferson Village is near Putnam County and also Rockland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jefferson Village ...
We found five communities that share the name Jefferson Village.
Within New York, the name Jefferson Village is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jefferson Village that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Jefferson Village.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jefferson Village that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Jefferson Village.
- Fairfax County
- This Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southwest of the Jefferson Village that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Jefferson Village.
- Richmond City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jefferson Village [Richmond City].
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jefferson Village that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson Village.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferson Village ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Bullet Hole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullet Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Hole
- Bullet Hole is located in Putnam County
- Continental Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Gallows Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallows Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
- Granite Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Granite Springs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Springs <4>
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Lake Mohegan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohegan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Lake Peekskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Peekskill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Peekskill
- Lake Peekskill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Peekskill <4>
- Lincolndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
- Lincolndale is located in Westchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <4>
- Roe Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Putnam County
- Sunnybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
- Toddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Jefferson Village 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 Jefferson Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jefferson Village and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Jefferson Village to White Plains, with an average speed<5> 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 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Jefferson Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3265, Longitude: -73.7987 In this case, the coordinates for Jefferson Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Jefferson Village could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jefferson Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.752 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.401 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.294 degrees. |