Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Rochelle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Rochelle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Rochelle
- 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 New Rochelle:
- 40.911239, -73.784984
- 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 New Rochelle
- 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 New Rochelle is near Bronx County and also Nassau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bronx County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Rochelle ...
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.
- Fleetwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Forest Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
- Isle of San Souci
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of San Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
- Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Residence Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Residence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Residence Park is located in Westchester County
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sun Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Victory Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- White Birches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Birches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From New Rochelle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as New Rochelle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Rochelle and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Rochelle to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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 6,383 miles [10,272.4 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New Rochelle: www.newrochelleny.com/
The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Rochelle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Rochelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9112, Longitude: -73.7850 |
| <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 New Rochelle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.79 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.478 degrees. |