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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 Tallman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tallman 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 Tallman:
- 41.111061, -74.099801
- 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 Tallman
- 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 Tallman is near Bergen County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 Tallman
Communities Also Named Tallman ...
We found four communities that are also named Tallman.
Within New York, the name Tallman is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Tallman [Decatur County].
- Michigan
- Mason County
- This Tallman is located in Mason County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Tallman that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Tallman.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Tallman is located in Linn County and lies 2,448 miles [3,939.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Tallman that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Tallman.
- Saskatchewan
- This Tallman lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Tallman that is located in Rockland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallman ...
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.
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hillburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Ladentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ladentown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladentown
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New City Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
How Far From Tallman 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 Tallman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tallman and extending to:
- New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Tallman to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Tallman 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tallman) 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 Tallman 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 Tallman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1111, Longitude: -74.0998 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.597 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.525 degrees. |
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