Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Copake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Copake
- 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 Copake:
- 42.103424, -73.550121
- 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 Copake
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Copake is near Berkshire County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 Copake ...
We found one communities that share the name Copake.
Within New York, the name Copake is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Copake in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Copake ...
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.
- Boston Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
- Churchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Hammertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammertown
- Hammertown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Hollowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
- Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <3>
- Irondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Joyceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
- Joyceville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- New Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pumpkin Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
- Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <3>
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Upper Hollowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Hollowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
- Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Weed Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Whitehouse Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Crossing
- Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess County
How Far From Copake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Copake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Copake and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Copake to Hudson, with an average speed<5> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 287 miles [461.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,205 miles [6,767.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Copake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Copake 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. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1034, Longitude: -73.5501 In this case, the coordinates for Copake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Copake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.51 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.255 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.821 degrees. |