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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 Amenia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amenia 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 Amenia:
- 41.849436, -73.557157
- 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 Amenia
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Since Amenia is near Litchfield County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Amenia
Communities Also Named Amenia ...
We found two communities that are also named Amenia.
Within New York, the name Amenia is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Piatt County
- This Amenia is located in Piatt County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the west of the Amenia that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Amenia.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Amenia is located in Cass County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amenia that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Amenia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amenia ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Cornwall Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flanders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Hammertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hammertown is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammertown
- Hibernia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- High Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- High Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Littlerest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
- Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Mitcheltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitcheltown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitcheltown
- Oniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oniontown is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
- Willow Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Amenia 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amenia and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amenia to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north (N). 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 273 miles [439.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Amenia) 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 Amenia 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 Amenia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8494, Longitude: -73.5572 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.545 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.944 degrees. |
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