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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 Baldwin Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwin Place 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 Baldwin Place:
- 41.347594, -73.762077
- 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 Baldwin Place
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Baldwin Place is near Westchester County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Baldwin Place
Communities Also Named Baldwin Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Baldwin Place.
Within New York, the name Baldwin Place is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Baldwin Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Baldwin Place is located in Yavapai County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the west of the Baldwin Place that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Baldwin Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwin Place ...
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.
- Armawalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Armawalk is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armawalk
- Bullet Hole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullet Hole is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Hole
- Butlerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Butlerville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Crafts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Goldens Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lake Mohegan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lake Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Purdy is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lincolndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stillwater is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Sunnybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
How Far From Baldwin Place 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 Baldwin Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baldwin Place and extending to:
- Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Baldwin Place to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baldwin Place) 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 Baldwin Place 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 Baldwin Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3476, Longitude: -73.7621 In this case, the coordinates for Baldwin Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.727 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.377 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.269 degrees. |
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