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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 Churchtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Churchtown 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 Churchtown:
    • 42.176045, -73.719187
    • 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 Churchtown
  • 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 Churchtown 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 Churchtown

Communities Also Named Churchtown ...

We found four communities that are also named Churchtown.

Within New York, the name Churchtown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Churchtown is located in Salem County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Churchtown that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Churchtown.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Churchtown is located in Washington County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Churchtown that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Churchtown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Churchtown is located in Cumberland County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Churchtown that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Churchtown.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Churchtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest of the Churchtown that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Churchtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Churchtown ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
  • Brick Tavern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Hollowville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • New Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Forge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
  • Pumpkin Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
  • Red Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Red Mills is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
  • Upper Hollowville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville

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

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

  • Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Churchtown to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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 285 miles [458.7 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Churchtown) 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 Churchtown 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 Churchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1760, Longitude: -73.7192    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.603 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.372 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.863 degrees.