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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bronx County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for New Rochelle

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)
  • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
• Forest Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
• Isle of San Souci
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Residence Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Residence Park is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
• Rosedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sun Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
• Victory Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
• White Birches
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • White Birches is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
• Woodside
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodside is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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<1> 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]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Rochelle to Albany, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'