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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 Cairo Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cairo Junction 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 Cairo Junction:
- 42.253143, -73.965470
- 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 Cairo Junction
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Cairo Junction is near Columbia County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Cairo Junction
Communities Also Named Cairo Junction ...
We found two communities that are also named Cairo Junction.
Within New York, the name Cairo Junction is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cairo Junction that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Cairo Junction.
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This Cairo Junction is located in Malheur County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cairo Junction that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Cairo Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cairo Junction ...
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.
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freehold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gayhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- High Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- Ledgewood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
- Limestreet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limestreet is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestreet
- Manorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manorville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Place Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Place Corners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place Corners
- Result
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Result is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
- Round Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twilight Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Park
How Far From Cairo Junction 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 Cairo Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cairo Junction and extending to:
- Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Cairo Junction to Albany, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 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- Cairo Junction) 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 Cairo Junction 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 Cairo Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2531, Longitude: -73.9655 In this case, the coordinates for Cairo Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.743 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.939 degrees. |
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