Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canterbury Knolls:
  • 41.435556, -74.396944
  • 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 Canterbury Knolls

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Canterbury Knolls is near Sullivan County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Canterbury Knolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canterbury Knolls ...

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.

• Crystal Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
• Deer Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Fair Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Keystone Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Park is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
• Mechanicstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
• Michigan Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
• Pilgrim Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
• Rockville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Scotchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotchtown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotchtown <1>

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

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Canterbury Knolls 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 6 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 223 miles [358.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'