Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Nyack:
  • 41.113369, -73.906506
  • 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 Upper Nyack

• 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 Upper Nyack is near Westchester County and also Bergen 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 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 Upper Nyack

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Nyack ...

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.

• Central Nyack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
• Glenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Graham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Mariandale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mariandale is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariandale
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• New City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New City is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
• New City Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New City Park is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
• Orangeburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeburg is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <1>
• Rockland Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
• Sleepy Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Hollow <1>
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Tarrytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarrytown is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <1>
• Valley Cottage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage

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

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

• New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Nyack 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 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 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'