Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tomkins Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tomkins Cove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tomkins Cove

• 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 Tomkins Cove:
  • 41.257038, -73.983474
  • 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 Tomkins Cove

• 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 Tomkins Cove is near Westchester County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester 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 Tomkins Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tomkins Cove ...

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.

• Cedar Flats
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
• Chimney Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
• Doodletown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
• Felters Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Felters Corners is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felters Corners
• Furnace Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
• Gallows Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
• Jones Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Point is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
• King's Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
• Peekskill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <1>
• Pleasantside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
• Quaker Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Park is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Park
• Stony Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stony Point is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Point <1>
• Toddville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toddville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
• Willow Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Grove is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Tomkins Cove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tomkins Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tomkins Cove and extending to:

• New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies just to the South.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Tomkins Cove to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 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 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,255 miles [6,847.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'