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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 Mariandale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mariandale 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 Mariandale:
    • 41.174540, -73.867080
    • 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 Mariandale
  • 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 Mariandale is near Rockland County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland 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 Mariandale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mariandale ...

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.

  • Central Nyack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
  • Chimney Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
  • Felters Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Felters Corners is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felters Corners
  • Furnace Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
  • Glenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenville is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Graham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Huntersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Huntersville is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • King's Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • New City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New City is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
  • New City Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New City Park is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
  • Pleasantside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pleasantville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockland Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stony Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarrytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley Cottage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage

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

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

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mariandale to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 102 miles [164.2 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 229 miles [368.5 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 5,669 miles [9,123.4 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>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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mariandale) 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 Mariandale 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 Mariandale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1745, Longitude: -73.8671       In this case, the coordinates for Mariandale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.81 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.442 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.394 degrees.