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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 Cheviot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheviot 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 Cheviot:
    • 42.125090, -73.903743
    • 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 Cheviot
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Cheviot is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Cheviot

Communities Also Named Cheviot ...

We found two communities that are also named Cheviot.

Within New York, the name Cheviot is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Cheviot is located in Hamilton County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cheviot that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cheviot.
    • Washington
      • Kittitas County
      • This Cheviot is located in Kittitas County and lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cheviot that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Cheviot.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheviot ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
  • Canoe Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Cherry Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cokertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
  • College Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Fish Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Flatbush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Flatbush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
  • High Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • High Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • High Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • High Woods is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • Ledgewood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
  • Manorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Manorville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mount Marion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Red Hook Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Red Hook Mills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook Mills
    • Upper Red Hook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Veteran
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Veteran is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

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

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

  • Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cheviot to Hudson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,220 miles [6,791.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cheviot) 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 Cheviot 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 Cheviot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1251, Longitude: -73.9037       In this case, the coordinates for Cheviot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.721 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.497 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.971 degrees.