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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 Wykagyl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wykagyl 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 Wykagyl:
- 40.941488, -73.799022
- 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 Wykagyl
- 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 Wykagyl 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 Wykagyl
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wykagyl ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
- Dunwoodie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
- Fleetwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fleetwood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Forest Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Heath Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Isle of San Souci
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Quaker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Residence Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Residence Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Scarsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Scarsdale Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Sun Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
- Victory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Wykagyl 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 Wykagyl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wykagyl and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Wykagyl to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 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 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wykagyl) 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 Wykagyl 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 Wykagyl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9415, Longitude: -73.7990 In this case, the coordinates for Wykagyl have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.471 degrees. |
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