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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 Rye Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rye Brook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rye Brook:
    • 41.030208, -73.686380
    • 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 Rye Brook
  • 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 Rye Brook ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
    • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <2>
  • Fox Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
    • Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
  • Glenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Greenhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
    • Greenhaven is located in Westchester County
  • Greenwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hartsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Heath Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
    • Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • Mianus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mianus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mianus
    • Mianus is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Purchase
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Purdys Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdys Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Grove
    • Purdys Grove is located in Westchester County
  • Quaker Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • Quarry Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Heights
    • Quarry Heights is located in Westchester County
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    • Rock Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
      • Rock Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Scarsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
      • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <2>
    • Scarsdale Downs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
      • Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
    • Sunset Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
      • Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • White Birches
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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

How Far From Rye Brook 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 village such as Rye Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rye Brook and extending to:

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the West.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Rye Brook to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Rye Brook: www.ryebrook.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Rye Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rye Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0302, Longitude: -73.6864       In this case, the coordinates for Rye Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Rye Brook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.718 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.315 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.381 degrees.




 

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