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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 Tuckahoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuckahoe and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tuckahoe:
    • 40.950557, -73.827511
    • 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 Tuckahoe
  • 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 Tuckahoe is near Bronx County and also Bergen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bronx County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen 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 Tuckahoe

Communities Also Named Tuckahoe ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Tuckahoe.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Tuckahoe.

Beyond New York, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Suffolk County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Suffolk County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east of the Tuckahoe that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Tuckahoe.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Tuckahoe [Screven County].
    • Kentucky
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Tuckahoe [Mason County].
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Tuckahoe [Talbot County].
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the west of the Tuckahoe that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Tuckahoe.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Tuckahoe.
    • North Carolina
      • Dare County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Dare County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Tuckahoe.
      • Jones County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tuckahoe [Jones County].
      • Pitt County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Pitt County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Tuckahoe.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tuckahoe [Knox County].
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Henrico County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Tuckahoe.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Tuckahoe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckahoe ...

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.

  • Cecil Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
  • Dunwoodie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
  • Fleetwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Forest Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Fox Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenville is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Grey Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
  • Greystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greystone is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Heath Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
  • Lincoln
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Park Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Hill is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
    • Quaker Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
    • Scarsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scarsdale Downs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
    • Sun Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
    • Victory Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
    • White Birches
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • White Birches is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
    • Yonkers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

How Far From Tuckahoe 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 village such as Tuckahoe to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tuckahoe and extending to:

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Tuckahoe 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 221 miles [355.7 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 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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- Tuckahoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Tuckahoe 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.
<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 Tuckahoe 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 Tuckahoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9506, Longitude: -73.8275    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.811 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.408 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.479 degrees.