Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lowerre:
  • 40.915932, -73.896803
  • 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 Lowerre

• 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 Lowerre is near Bronx County and also Bergen 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 Bergen 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 Lowerre

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowerre ...

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.

• Dunwoodie
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
• Fleetwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
• Grey Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
• Greystone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greystone is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Kings Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
• Kings Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Woods is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
• Lincoln
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Park Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Park Hill is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Twombly Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
• University Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • University Heights is located in Bronx County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Bronx County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
• Yonkers
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>

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

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

• White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lowerre 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 120 miles [193.1 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 216 miles [347.6 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 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,264 miles [6,862.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'