Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butterville:
  • 41.761204, -74.118755
  • 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 Butterville

• 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 Butterville is near Dutchess County and also Orange 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 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 Butterville

Communities Also Named Butterville ...

We found one communities that are also named Butterville.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Butterville.

Beyond New York.

• Communities Located In New York ...
  • Jefferson County
    • This Butterville is located in Jefferson County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Butterville that is located in Ulster County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Butterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butterville ...

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.

• Accord
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Accord is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <2>
• Bruceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Dashville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dashville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
• Forest Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• High Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • High Falls is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Falls <2>
• Ireland Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ireland Corners is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corners
• Jenkinstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jenkinstown is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinstown
• Libertyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Libertyville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
• Lloyd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lloyd is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
• Springtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Springtown is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Wallkill Camp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallkill Camp is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill Camp

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butterville and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Butterville to Kingston, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 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 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'