Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Cape, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Cape and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Cape
- 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 The Cape:
- 41.747594, -74.433211
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Cape
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since The Cape is near Sullivan County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named The Cape ...
We found two communities that share the name The Cape.
Within New York, the name The Cape is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Cape ...
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.
- Cherrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Cherrytown is located in Ulster County
- Dairyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ellenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
- Ellenville is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <3>
- Fallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Fallsburg is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallsburg <3>
- Grahamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grahamsville <3>
- Granite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Greenfield Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Park
- Greenfield Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield Park <3>
- Honk Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lackawack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Pine Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Potterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Potterville is located in Ulster County
- Spring Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Glen <3>
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summitville <3>
How Far From The Cape to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Cape to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in The Cape and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Cape to Kingston, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,256 miles [6,849.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Cape. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that The Cape could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Cape) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Cape. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7476, Longitude: -74.4332 In this case, the coordinates for The Cape have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 The Cape to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.086 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.847 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.385 degrees. |