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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 Twin Lakes Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Lakes Village 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 Twin Lakes Village:
- 41.299262, -73.569849
- 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 Twin Lakes Village
- 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 Twin Lakes Village 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 Twin Lakes Village
Communities Also Named Twin Lakes Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Twin Lakes Village.
Within New York, the name Twin Lakes Village is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Twin Lakes Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan County
- This Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Twin Lakes Village that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Twin Lakes Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Lakes Village ...
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.
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goldens Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Horseshoe Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Lake Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lewisboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Peach Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Pound Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Topstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Twin Lakes Village 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 Twin Lakes Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Lakes Village and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Lakes Village 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 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three 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 5,651 miles [9,094.4 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Twin Lakes Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Twin Lakes Village 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 Twin Lakes Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2993, Longitude: -73.5698 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.246 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.206 degrees. |
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