Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Castle High Estates:
  • 41.376667, -74.549722
  • 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 Castle High Estates

• 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 Castle High Estates is near Sussex County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Castle High Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle High Estates ...

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.

• Bushville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bushville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
• Cuddebackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cuddebackville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuddebackville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuddebackville <1>
• Deer Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Eden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Finchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Finchville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Logtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Logtown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Rockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockport is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Roses Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roses Point is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
• Slate Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Slate Hill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slate Hill <1>
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Unionville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>

How Far From Castle High Estates 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 Castle High Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Castle High Estates to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'