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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 Sleepy Hollow Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sleepy Hollow Manor 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 Sleepy Hollow Manor:
    • 41.105652, -73.863191
    • 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 Sleepy Hollow Manor
  • 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

Communities Also Named Sleepy Hollow Manor ...

We found one communities that share the name Sleepy Hollow Manor.

Within New York, the name Sleepy Hollow Manor is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Sleepy Hollow Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Sleepy Hollow Manor is located in Fairfax County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sleepy Hollow Manor that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Sleepy Hollow Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sleepy Hollow Manor ...

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.

  • Central Nyack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
    • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
  • Elmsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Glenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Westchester County
  • Graham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Westchester County
  • Mariandale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
    • Mariandale is located in Westchester County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County
  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
    • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
  • Tarrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Valley Cottage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
    • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County

How Far From Sleepy Hollow Manor 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 Sleepy Hollow Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sleepy Hollow Manor and extending to:

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sleepy Hollow Manor 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 226 miles [363.7 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 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,255 miles [6,847.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sleepy Hollow Manor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sleepy Hollow Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sleepy Hollow Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1057, Longitude: -73.8632       In this case, the coordinates for Sleepy Hollow Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Sleepy Hollow Manor 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 305.815 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.437 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.424 degrees.









 

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