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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 Cold Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cold Spring 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 Cold Spring:
    • 42.097006, -78.864758
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cold Spring
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cold Spring ...

We found 39 communities that share the name Cold Spring.

There are five communities within New York that are also named Cold Spring.

Beyond New York, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Cayuga County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Cold Spring.
    • Onondaga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Cold Spring [Onondaga County].
    • Putnam County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Putnam County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cold Spring.
    • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Cold Spring [Queens County].
    • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Cold Spring [Steuben County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cold Spring [Sierra County].
    • Colorado
      • Custer County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Custer County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the west of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Cold Spring.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cold Spring [Dearborn County].
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Allen County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Cold Spring.
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Campbell County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Cold Spring.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Cold Spring.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Berkshire County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Cold Spring.
      • Franklin County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Franklin County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cold Spring.
      • Hampshire County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Hampshire County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Cold Spring.
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Cold Spring [Middlesex County].
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Stearns County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Cold Spring.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Cold Spring [Jefferson County].
      • Rosebud County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Rosebud County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Cold Spring.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Cold Spring.
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Cold Spring.
    • New Hampshire
      • Belknap County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Cold Spring [Belknap County].
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Cape May County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Cold Spring.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Bradford County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Cold Spring.
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cold Spring [Chester County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Franklin County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cold Spring.
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Cold Spring.
      • Lebanon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cold Spring [Lebanon County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Wayne County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cold Spring.
      • York County
      • This Cold Spring is located in York County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cold Spring.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Abbeville County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Cold Spring.
      • Edgefield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cold Spring [Edgefield County].
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the south southwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Cold Spring.
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Bledsoe County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Cold Spring.
      • Johnson County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Johnson County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Cold Spring.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Sullivan County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southwest of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cold Spring.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Rutland County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Cold Spring.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Augusta County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Cold Spring.
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cold Spring [Carroll County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Jefferson County
      • This Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cold Spring that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cold Spring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cold Spring ...

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.

  • Clark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Chautauqua County
  • Conewango
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Cornplanter ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornplanter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
    • Cornplanter is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Elkdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
    • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Ivory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
  • Kennedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kill Buck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Little Rock City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
    • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Little Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Ireland ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
    • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County
    • New Ireland has also been known as:
    • Irish Town
    • Little Ireland
  • Pope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Pope is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Randolph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Red House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
      • Red House is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Riverside Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
      • Riverside Junction is located in Cattaraugus County

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

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

  • Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cold Spring to Little Valley, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east (E). 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 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cold Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cold Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cold Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0970, Longitude: -78.8648       In this case, the coordinates for Cold Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cold Spring could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Cold Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Cold Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.78 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.944 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.271 degrees.




 

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