Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Blue Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Store and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Store

• 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 Blue Store:
  • 42.108979, -73.817629
  • 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 Blue Store

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Blue Store is near Dutchess County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Blue Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Store ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
• Cherry Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Churchtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Cokertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
• College Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• High Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • High Falls is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• New Forge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Forge is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
• Quarryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
• Red Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <1>
• Red Hook Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Hook Mills is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook Mills
• Upper Red Hook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook

How Far From Blue Store 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 Blue Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue Store and extending to:

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Store to Hudson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 37 miles [59.5 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 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 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,216 miles [6,785 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'