Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amenia Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amenia Union and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amenia Union
- 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 Amenia Union:
- 41.824458, -73.505253
- 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 Amenia Union
- 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Since Amenia Union is near Litchfield County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Amenia Union ...
We found one communities that share the name Amenia Union.
Within New York, the name Amenia Union is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Amenia Union in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Amenia Union [Litchfield County].
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amenia Union ...
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.
- Bangall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangall
- Bangall is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangall <2>
- Bulls Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
- Corner of the Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner of the Pines
- Corner of the Pines is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Cornwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
- Cornwall Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
- Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <2>
- Dogtail Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Dover Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
- Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
- Flanders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - High Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
- High Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Irondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kent Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
- Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <2>
- Lime Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Littlerest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlerest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
- Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
- Mitcheltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitcheltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitcheltown
- Mitcheltown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Oniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Furnace
How Far From Amenia Union 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 Amenia Union to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Amenia Union and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amenia Union to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,213 miles [6,780.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amenia Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Amenia Union could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Amenia Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amenia Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8245, Longitude: -73.5053 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Amenia Union to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.517 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.217 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.932 degrees. |