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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 Stanwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanwood 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 Stanwood:
- 41.238983, -73.746521
- 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 Stanwood
- 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 Stanwood is near Putnam County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Stanwood
Communities Also Named Stanwood ...
We found eight communities that are also named Stanwood.
Within New York, the name Stanwood is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Cedar County
- This Stanwood is located in Cedar County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west of the Stanwood that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Stanwood.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth 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 Kansas community of Stanwood [Leavenworth County].
- Michigan
- Houghton 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 Michigan community of Stanwood [Houghton County].
- Mecosta County
- This Stanwood is located in Mecosta County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stanwood that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Stanwood.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Stanwood is located in Stark County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west of the Stanwood that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Stanwood.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Stanwood.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Stanwood is located in Bucks County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stanwood that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Stanwood.
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Stanwood is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,391 miles [3,847.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stanwood that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Stanwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanwood ...
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.
- Armawalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armawalk is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armawalk
- Butlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butlerville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Chimney Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
- Cross River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Furnace Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
- Goldens Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Granite Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Huntersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lake Mohegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lake Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lincolndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mariandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mariandale is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
- Pleasantside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roe Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roe Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Park
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Toddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Windmill Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windmill Farm is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Stanwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stanwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanwood and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stanwood to White Plains, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Stanwood) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stanwood 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> | 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 Stanwood 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 Stanwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2390, Longitude: -73.7465 In this case, the coordinates for Stanwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.73 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.363 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.312 degrees. |
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