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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 Beacon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Hills 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 Beacon Hills:
- 41.510168, -73.930954
- 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 Beacon Hills
- 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 Beacon Hills is near Ulster County and also Orange 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 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 Beacon Hills
Communities Also Named Beacon Hills ...
We found six communities that are also named Beacon Hills.
Within New York, the name Beacon Hills is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beacon Hills.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Duval County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Beacon Hills.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Caldwell County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Beacon Hills.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Beacon Hills.
- Montgomery County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the west southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Beacon Hills.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Beacon Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon Hills ...
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.
- Castle Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Cedar Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Dennytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dennytown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennytown
- Dutchess Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Fishkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
- Fostertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fostertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Groveville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Middle Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corners
How Far From Beacon Hills 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 Beacon Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beacon Hills and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beacon Hills to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 243 miles [391.1 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 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,243 miles [6,828.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beacon Hills) 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 Beacon Hills 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 Beacon Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5102, Longitude: -73.9310 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.81 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.497 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.269 degrees. |
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