Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yonkers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yonkers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yonkers
- 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 Yonkers:
- 40.931887, -73.898965
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Yonkers
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Yonkers is near Bergen County and also Bronx County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- eBird sighting report for Bronx 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yonkers ...
We found three communities that share the name Yonkers.
Within New York, the name Yonkers is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Maryland
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yonkers ...
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.
- Dunwoodie
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Grey Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Greystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Kings Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Kings Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
- Kings Woods is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Twombly Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twombly Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Landing
- Twombly Landing is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Yonkers 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 city such as Yonkers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yonkers and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yonkers 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 119 miles [191.5 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 217 miles [349.2 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 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,263 miles [6,860.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yonkers: www.cityofyonkers.com/
The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yonkers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yonkers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9319, Longitude: -73.8990 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Yonkers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.519 degrees. |