Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crystal Run:
  • 41.459538, -74.340709
  • 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 Crystal Run

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Run ...

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.

• Bullville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bullville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville
• Circleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Circleville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <1>
• Deer Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Fair Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Kaisertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaisertown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaisertown
• Keystone Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Keystone Park is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
• Mechanicstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
• Michigan Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
• Pilgrim Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Scotchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Scotchtown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotchtown <1>
• Stony Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stony Ford is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford

How Far From Crystal Run 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 Crystal Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Run to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,263 miles [6,860.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'