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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 Jones Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Point 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 Jones Point:
- 41.286205, -73.955973
- 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 Jones Point
- 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 Rockland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Since Jones Point is near Westchester County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Jones Point
Communities Also Named Jones Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Jones Point.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Jones Point.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Onondaga County
- This Jones Point is located in Onondaga County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jones Point that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Jones Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Point ...
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.
- Cedar Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Chimney Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
- Continental Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Furnace Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
- Gallows Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- King's Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
- Lake Peekskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peekskill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasantside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
- Roe Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roe Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Park
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Toddville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
How Far From Jones Point 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 Jones Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Point and extending to:
- New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Point to New City, 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 95 miles [152.9 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 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jones Point) 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 Jones Point 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 Jones Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2862, Longitude: -73.9560 In this case, the coordinates for Jones Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.382 degrees. |
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