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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 Sterling Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterling Forest 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 Sterling Forest:
- 41.182660, -74.318912
- 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 Sterling Forest
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Sterling Forest is near Passaic County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Sterling Forest
Communities Also Named Sterling Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Sterling Forest.
Within New York, the name Sterling Forest is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Sterling Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Sterling Forest is located in Harris County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sterling Forest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Sterling Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterling Forest ...
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.
- Cooper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Dutch Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Eagle Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
- Greenwood Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Indian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Moe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moe is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Monks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monks is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Skylands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skylands is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylands
- Willow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Sterling Forest 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 Sterling Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sterling Forest and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sterling Forest to Goshen, with an average speed<3> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sterling Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sterling Forest 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 Sterling Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1827, Longitude: -74.3189 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.748 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.59 degrees. |
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