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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 - Newburgh Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry
- 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 - Newburgh Ferry:
- 41.504538, -73.993195
- 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 - Newburgh Ferry
- 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since Beacon - Newburgh Ferry is near Orange County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 - Newburgh Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon - Newburgh Ferry ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Cornwall Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Dutchess Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Firthcliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Fishkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
- Fostertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fostertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Groveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Meadow Winds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
- Middle Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Vails Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
How Far From Beacon - Newburgh Ferry 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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beacon - Newburgh Ferry and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 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 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,246 miles [6,833.3 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon - Newburgh Ferry) 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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry 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 - Newburgh Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5045, Longitude: -73.9932 In this case, the coordinates for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.848 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.299 degrees. |
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