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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 Catskill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catskill 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 Catskill:
- 42.214490, -73.865698
- 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 Catskill
- 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 Catskill 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 Catskill
Communities Also Named Catskill ...
We found one communities that are also named Catskill.
Within New York, the name Catskill is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Catskill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Catskill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catskill ...
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.
- Blue Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Store is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
- Brick Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Churchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- High Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- Hollowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ledgewood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
- Limestreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limestreet is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestreet
- Quarryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Red Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Catskill 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 village such as Catskill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Catskill and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Catskill to Albany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 283 miles [455.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Catskill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Catskill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Catskill 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 Catskill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2145, Longitude: -73.8657 In this case, the coordinates for Catskill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.687 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.474 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.912 degrees. |
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