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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 Baker Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baker Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Baker Corner:
    • 41.587594, -73.562904
    • 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 Baker Corner
  • 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 Baker Corner is near Fairfield County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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 Baker Corner

Communities Also Named Baker Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Baker Corner.

Within New York, the name Baker Corner is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Baker Corner is located in Cumberland County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baker Corner that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Baker Corner.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Baker Corner is located in Cheshire County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Baker Corner that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Baker Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baker Corner ...

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.

  • Birch Groves
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birch Groves is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Groves
  • Bulls Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
  • Dogtail Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
  • Dover Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
  • Green Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Harmony Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony Park is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
  • Joyceland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Joyceland is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Quaker Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
  • Towners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Towners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners

How Far From Baker Corner 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 community such as Baker Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baker Corner and extending to:

  • Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baker Corner to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<2> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Baker Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Baker Corner 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 Baker Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5876, Longitude: -73.5629       In this case, the coordinates for Baker Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.58 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.25 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.069 degrees.