Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitehall Corners:
  • 41.274817, -73.710131
  • 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 Whitehall Corners

• 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 Whitehall Corners is near Putnam County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Whitehall Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehall Corners ...

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.

• Armawalk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Armawalk is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armawalk
• Butlerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Butlerville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
• Cross River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cross River is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross River <1>
• Goldens Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldens Bridge is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Bridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldens Bridge <1>
• Granite Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Springs is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Springs <1>
• Heritage Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Lake Purdy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
• Lincolndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincolndale is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <1>
• Stillwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stillwater is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

How Far From Whitehall Corners 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 Whitehall Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Whitehall Corners to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 95 miles [152.9 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 240 miles [386.2 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 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'