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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 Castleton-on-Hudson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castleton-on-Hudson 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 Castleton-on-Hudson:
- 42.533194, -73.749104
- 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 Castleton-on-Hudson
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castleton-on-Hudson ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
- Best
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Deans Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
- Deans Mill is located in Greene County
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Normansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Poolsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolsburg
- Poolsburg is located in Columbia County
- Spawn Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spawn Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spawn Hollow
- Spawn Hollow is located in Albany County
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Albany County
- Van Allen Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park
- Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County
How Far From Castleton-on-Hudson 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 village such as Castleton-on-Hudson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Castleton-on-Hudson and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Rensselaer County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Castleton-on-Hudson to Troy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,198 miles [6,756 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castleton-on-Hudson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/ The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Castleton-on-Hudson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castleton-on-Hudson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5332, Longitude: -73.7491 In this case, the coordinates for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Castleton-on-Hudson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.577 degrees. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.402 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.708 degrees. |
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