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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 West Mount Vernon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Mount Vernon 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 West Mount Vernon:
    • 40.912321, -73.847912
    • 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 West Mount Vernon
  • 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 West Mount Vernon 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 West Mount Vernon

Communities Also Named West Mount Vernon ...

We found one communities that are also named West Mount Vernon.

Within New York, the name West Mount Vernon is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named West Mount Vernon in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This West Mount Vernon is located in Kennebec County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Mount Vernon that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of West Mount Vernon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Mount Vernon ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
  • Dunwoodie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
  • Fleetwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Forest Knolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
  • Grey Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
  • Greystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greystone is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Isle of San Souci
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
  • Kings Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
  • Kings Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Woods is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
  • Lincoln
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lincoln is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Park Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Park Hill is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Residence Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Residence Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Sun Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
    • Twombly Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
    • University Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • University Heights is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Victory Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodside is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Yonkers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <2>

How Far From West Mount Vernon 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 West Mount Vernon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Mount Vernon to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 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 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,262 miles [6,859 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Mount Vernon) 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 West Mount Vernon 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 West Mount Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9123, Longitude: -73.8479       In this case, the coordinates for West Mount Vernon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.827 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.42 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.505 degrees.