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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 Tappan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tappan 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 Tappan:
- 41.022042, -73.947359
- 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 Tappan
- 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 Tappan is near Bergen County and also Westchester 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 Westchester 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 Tappan
Communities Also Named Tappan ...
We found four communities that are also named Tappan.
Within New York, the name Tappan is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Tappan [Blount County].
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- This Tappan is located in Saint Clair County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Tappan that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Tappan.
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This Tappan is located in Harrison County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the west of the Tappan that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Tappan.
- West Virginia
- Taylor County
- This Tappan is located in Taylor County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Tappan that is located in Rockland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Tappan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tappan ...
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 north)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
- Grey Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
- Greystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greystone is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Kings Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Woods is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Orangeburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Pearl River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twombly Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
How Far From Tappan 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 Tappan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tappan and extending to:
- New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Tappan 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 219 miles [352.4 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 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,262 miles [6,859 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tappan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tappan) 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 Tappan 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 Tappan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0220, Longitude: -73.9474 In this case, the coordinates for Tappan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.491 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.499 degrees. |
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