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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 Sterlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterlington 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 Sterlington:
- 41.145373, -74.188757
- 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 Sterlington
- 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 Rockland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Since Sterlington is near Passaic County and also Orange 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 Orange 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 Sterlington
Communities Also Named Sterlington ...
We found one communities that are also named Sterlington.
Within New York, the name Sterlington is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Sterlington in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sterlington that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Sterlington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterlington ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Eagle Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
- Fardale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fardale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
- Greenwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hillburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Ladentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladentown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladentown
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Monks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monks is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Skylands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skylands is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylands
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stonetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonetown is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
- Summit Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Tuxedo Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Sterlington 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 Sterlington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sterlington and extending to:
- New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sterlington to New City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,268 miles [6,868.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sterlington) 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 Sterlington 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 Sterlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1454, Longitude: -74.1888 In this case, the coordinates for Sterlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.005 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.549 degrees. |
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