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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 Residence Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Residence Park 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 Residence Park:
- 40.901211, -73.783466
- 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 Residence Park
- 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 Residence Park 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 Residence Park
Communities Also Named Residence Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Residence Park.
Within New York, the name Residence Park is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Residence Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Residence Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west of the Residence Park that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Residence Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Residence Park ...
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.
- Bird Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bird Grove is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Grove
- City Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Dunwoodie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Forest Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 east)
- Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Quaker Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Residence Park 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 community such as Residence Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Residence Park and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Residence Park to White Plains, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Residence Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Residence Park 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 Residence Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9012, Longitude: -73.7835 In this case, the coordinates for Residence Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.79 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.376 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.482 degrees. |
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