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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rye 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 Rye:
- 40.975042, -73.687304
- 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 Rye
- 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 Rye is near Fairfield County and also Nassau 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 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 Rye
Communities Also Named Rye ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Rye.
Within New York, the name Rye is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Rye is located in Gila County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Rye.
- Arkansas
- Cleveland County
- This Rye is located in Cleveland County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Rye.
- Colorado
- Pueblo County
- This Rye is located in Pueblo County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Rye.
- Florida
- Manatee County
- This Rye is located in Manatee County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Rye.
- Indiana
- Starke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Rye [Starke County].
- Kentucky
- Wolfe County
- This Rye is located in Wolfe County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Rye.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Rye [Monroe County].
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Rye.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Rye is located in Rockingham County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Rye.
- Ontario
- This Rye lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rye [Armstrong County].
- York County
- This Rye is located in York County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Rye.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rye [Brazos County].
- Liberty County
- This Rye is located in Liberty County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Rye.
- Scurry County
- This community is historic and although located in Scurry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scurry County community of Rye.
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Rye is located in Clark County and lies 2,441 miles [3,928.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Rye.
- Kittitas County
- This Rye is located in Kittitas County and lies 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the west northwest of the Rye that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Rye.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rye ...
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.
- Forest Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Fox Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenhaven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heath Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Purchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Purdys Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Purdys Grove is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Grove
- Quaker Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Rock Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Scarsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Scarsdale Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Sun Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
- Sunset Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Victory Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
How Far From Rye 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 Rye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rye and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Rye to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 228 miles [366.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rye could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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 Rye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9750, Longitude: -73.6873 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.725 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.406 degrees. |
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