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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 Cherrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherrytown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cherrytown:
    • 41.825093, -74.329318
    • 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 Cherrytown
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
    • Since Cherrytown is near Sullivan County and also Orange 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Cherrytown

Communities Also Named Cherrytown ...

We found three communities that are also named Cherrytown.

Within New York, the name Cherrytown is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Cherrytown is located in Carroll County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cherrytown that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cherrytown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Cherrytown is located in Bradford County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cherrytown that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Cherrytown.
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the west southwest of the Cherrytown that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Cherrytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherrytown ...

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.

  • Accord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Honk Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Honk Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honk Hill
  • Krumville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Krumville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
  • Lackawack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lackawack is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawack
  • Lyonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Pine Bush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Bush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bush
  • Potterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Potterville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
  • Tabasco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherrytown and extending to:

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cherrytown to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherrytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cherrytown 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 Cherrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8251, Longitude: -74.3293       In this case, the coordinates for Cherrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.014 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.778 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.303 degrees.