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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 Oscawana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oscawana 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 Oscawana:
- 41.227872, -73.914027
- 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 Oscawana
- 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 Oscawana is near Rockland County and also Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Oscawana
Communities Also Named Oscawana ...
We found one communities that are also named Oscawana.
Within New York, the name Oscawana is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Oscawana in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oscawana is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oscawana that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oscawana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oscawana ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Chimney Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
- Felters Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Felters Corners is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felters Corners
- Furnace Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
- Huntersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jones Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- King's Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
- Mariandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mariandale is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
- Peekskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasantside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
- Roe Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roe Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Park
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Toddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Toddville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
How Far From Oscawana 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 Oscawana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oscawana and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oscawana to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 98 miles [157.7 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 230 miles [370.1 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oscawana) 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 Oscawana 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 Oscawana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2279, Longitude: -73.9140 In this case, the coordinates for Oscawana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.476 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.391 degrees. |
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