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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 Verplanck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Verplanck 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 Verplanck:
- 41.252759, -73.960184
- 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 Verplanck
- 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 Verplanck is near Rockland County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Verplanck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Verplanck ...
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.
- Cedar Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Chimney Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Felters Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Felters Corners is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felters Corners
- Furnace Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
- Jones Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- King's Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Verplanck 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 community such as Verplanck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Verplanck and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Verplanck 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 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 229 miles [368.5 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 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 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 from Point A (ie- Verplanck) 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 Verplanck 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 Verplanck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2528, Longitude: -73.9602 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.857 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.508 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.40 degrees. |
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