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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 Bullet Hole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bullet Hole 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 Bullet Hole:
- 41.390372, -73.789300
- 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 Bullet Hole
- 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 Bullet Hole 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 Bullet Hole
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bullet Hole ...
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.
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butlerville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Continental Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Crafts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Dennytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dennytown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennytown
- Gilbert Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Granite Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Kent Cliffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kent Cliffs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cliffs
- Lake Mohegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake Peekskill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meads Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meads Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Corners
- Nelson Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corners
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stillwater is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
How Far From Bullet Hole 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 Bullet Hole to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bullet Hole and extending to:
- Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bullet Hole 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 5 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 242 miles [389.5 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 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bullet Hole) 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 Bullet Hole 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 Bullet Hole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3904, Longitude: -73.7893 In this case, the coordinates for Bullet Hole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.261 degrees. |
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