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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 Cornwall-on-Hudson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornwall-on-Hudson and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cornwall-on-Hudson:
- 41.442589, -74.013898
- 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 Cornwall-on-Hudson
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Cornwall-on-Hudson is near Orange County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cornwall-on-Hudson
Communities Also Named Cornwall-on-Hudson ...
We found one communities that are also named Cornwall-on-Hudson.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Orange County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornwall-on-Hudson ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dutchess Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Firthcliffe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vails Gate Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
How Far From Cornwall-on-Hudson 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 village such as Cornwall-on-Hudson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cornwall-on-Hudson and extending to:
- Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cornwall-on-Hudson to Catskill, 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 over two days.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornwall-on-Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cornwall-on-Hudson 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 Cornwall-on-Hudson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4426, Longitude: -74.0139 In this case, the coordinates for Cornwall-on-Hudson have been taken from the 2010 Census. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.867 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.551 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.337 degrees. |
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