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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 Truesdale Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Truesdale Lake 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 Truesdale Lake:
- 41.283706, -73.559570
- 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 Truesdale Lake
- 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Truesdale Lake is near Fairfield County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Truesdale Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Truesdale Lake ...
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.
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Butlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Cross River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Corner is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
- Fox Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Hill is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goldens Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Lake Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lewisboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pound Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Topstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- Twin Lakes Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Truesdale Lake 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 Truesdale Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Truesdale Lake and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Truesdale Lake to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,235 miles [6,815.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Truesdale Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Truesdale Lake 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 Truesdale Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2837, Longitude: -73.5596 In this case, the coordinates for Truesdale Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.238 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.209 degrees. |
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