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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 Tarrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown:
- 29.678900, -95.198000
- 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 Tarrytown
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Tarrytown is near Brazoria County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Tarrytown
Communities Also Named Tarrytown ...
We found five communities that are also named Tarrytown.
Within Texas, the name Tarrytown is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Sumter County
- This Tarrytown is located in Sumter County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east of the Tarrytown that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Tarrytown.
- Georgia
- Montgomery County
- This Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tarrytown that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Tarrytown.
- Missouri
- Platte County
- This Tarrytown is located in Platte County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the north of the Tarrytown that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Tarrytown.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Tarrytown is located in Albany County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tarrytown that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Tarrytown.
- Westchester County
- This Tarrytown is located in Westchester County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km] to the northeast of the Tarrytown that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Tarrytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarrytown ...
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.
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Galena Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gloverdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
- Greens Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bayou
- Greenway Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenway Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
- Gulf Palms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gulf Palms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Palms
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Highland Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Humble Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Humble Camp is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
- Link Five
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Link Five is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Five
- Magnolia Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Meadow Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pecan Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pecan Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Red Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Scarsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Skyscraper Shadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
How Far From Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tarrytown and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tarrytown to Houston, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,805 miles [12,560.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tarrytown) 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 Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6789, Longitude: -95.1980 In this case, the coordinates for Tarrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.295 degrees. |
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