Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clark Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clark Heights

• 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 Clark Heights:
  • 41.731760, -73.843189
  • 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 Clark Heights

• 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Since Clark Heights is near Ulster County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Clark Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark Heights ...

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.

• Freedom Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
• Hibernia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <1>
• Highland Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
• Netherwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Netherwood is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
• Red Oaks Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
• Salt Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salt Point is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Point <1>
• Shady Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
• Spackenkill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
• Timothy Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clark Heights and extending to:

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Clark Heights to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'