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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 Sherman Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherman 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 Sherman Park:
- 41.126763, -73.775133
- 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 Sherman 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 Sherman Park 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 Sherman Park
Communities Also Named Sherman Park ...
We found five communities that are also named Sherman Park.
Within New York, the name Sherman Park is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Sherman Park.
- Florida
- Brevard County
- This Sherman Park is located in Brevard County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sherman Park that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Sherman Park.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Sherman Park is located in Allegan County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sherman Park that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Sherman Park.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Sherman Park is located in Spartanburg County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sherman Park that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Sherman Park.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Sherman Park is located in Prince George County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sherman Park that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Sherman Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherman 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.
- Elmsford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Graham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Graham is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Mariandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mariandale is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Purchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quarry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quarry Heights is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Heights
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windmill Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windmill Farm is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Sherman Park 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 Sherman Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherman Park and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the South.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sherman Park to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 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 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sherman Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Sherman Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sherman 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 Sherman Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1268, Longitude: -73.7751 In this case, the coordinates for Sherman Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.76 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.379 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.376 degrees. |
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