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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 Tuxedo Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuxedo Park 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 Tuxedo Park:
    • 42.819786, -77.696666
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tuxedo Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Tuxedo Park ...

We found six communities that share the name Tuxedo Park.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Tuxedo Park.

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

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Orange County
      • This Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tuxedo Park that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Tuxedo Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin 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 California community of Tuxedo Park [San Joaquin County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tuxedo Park that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Tuxedo Park.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tuxedo Park that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Tuxedo Park.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Tuxedo Park.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washington 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 Oklahoma community of Tuxedo Park [Washington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuxedo Park ...

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.

  • Cedarcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
    • Cedarcrest is located in Livingston County
  • Cluny Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cluny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluny Point
    • Cluny Point is located in Livingston County
  • Eagle Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
    • Eagle Point is located in Livingston County
  • Gray Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Shores
    • Gray Shores is located in Livingston County
  • Graywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graywood
    • Graywood is located in Livingston County
  • Lakeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
  • Pebble Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
    • Pebble Beach is located in Livingston County
  • Sand Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
    • Sand Point is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Point <4>

How Far From Tuxedo Park 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 Tuxedo Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tuxedo Park to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tuxedo Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- Tuxedo Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tuxedo Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8198, Longitude: -77.6967       In this case, the coordinates for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Tuxedo Park 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Tuxedo Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.988 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.164 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.423 degrees.




 

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