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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 Wyckoff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyckoff 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 Wyckoff:
- 42.842013, -76.527440
- 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 Wyckoff
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Wyckoff is near Onondaga County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Wyckoff
Communities Also Named Wyckoff ...
We found three communities that are also named Wyckoff.
Within New York, the name Wyckoff is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Wyckoff.
- Russell County
- This community is historic and although located in Russell County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Wyckoff.
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- This Wyckoff is located in Bergen County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Wyckoff that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Wyckoff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyckoff ...
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.
- Baptist Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Bunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Half Acre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Half Acre is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Indian Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Petty Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
- Powers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Sherlock Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
- Winding Ways
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways
How Far From Wyckoff to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wyckoff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyckoff and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wyckoff to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wyckoff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wyckoff) 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 Wyckoff 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 Wyckoff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8420, Longitude: -76.5274 In this case, the coordinates for Wyckoff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.86 degrees. |
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