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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 Annandale-on-Hudson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annandale-on-Hudson 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 Annandale-on-Hudson:
- 42.012870, -73.908190
- 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 Annandale-on-Hudson
- 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 Annandale-on-Hudson is near Ulster County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Annandale-on-Hudson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Annandale-on-Hudson ...
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.
- Canoe Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
- Cokertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- College Park is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Fish Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Flatbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- High Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mount Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Hook Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Hook Mills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook Mills
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sawkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Upper Red Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Veteran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Veteran is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
How Far From Annandale-on-Hudson 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 Annandale-on-Hudson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Annandale-on-Hudson and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Annandale-on-Hudson 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 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 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,224 miles [6,797.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Annandale-on-Hudson) 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 Annandale-on-Hudson 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 Annandale-on-Hudson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0129, Longitude: -73.9082 In this case, the coordinates for Annandale-on-Hudson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.497 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.026 degrees. |
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