Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooley
- 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 Cooley:
- 41.871757, -74.709048
- 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 Cooley
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Cooley is near Ulster County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cooley ...
We found two communities that share the name Cooley.
Within New York, the name Cooley is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooley ...
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.
- Curry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Deckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
- Divine Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Ferndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <3>
- Grahamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grahamsville <3>
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
- Neversink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
- Neversink is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neversink <3>
- Parksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Parksville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <3>
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Sullivan County
How Far From Cooley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooley and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cooley to Monticello, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,264 miles [6,862.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8718, Longitude: -74.7090 In this case, the coordinates for Cooley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cooley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.239 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.04 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.453 degrees. |