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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 Quarry Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quarry Heights 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 Quarry Heights:
- 41.069263, -73.750965
- 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 Quarry Heights
- 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 Quarry Heights is near Fairfield County and also Rockland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland 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 Quarry Heights
Communities Also Named Quarry Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Quarry Heights.
Within New York, the name Quarry Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Quarry Heights in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Quarry Heights, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- This Quarry Heights is located in Yell County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quarry Heights that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Quarry Heights.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Panama
- Distance: 2,245 miles [3,613 km]<1> to the south
- Open a Google Map centered on Quarry Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quarry Heights ...
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.
- Elmsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hartsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heath Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purdys Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purdys Grove is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Grove
- Quaker Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rock Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Scarsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windmill Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windmill Farm is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Quarry Heights 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 Quarry Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quarry Heights and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Quarry Heights 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 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 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,252 miles [6,842.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quarry Heights) 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 Quarry Heights 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 Quarry Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0693, Longitude: -73.7510 In this case, the coordinates for Quarry Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.752 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.391 degrees. |
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