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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 Deans Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deans Mill 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 Deans Mill:
    • 42.450082, -73.830958
    • 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 Deans Mill
  • 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 Deans Mill is near Albany County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Deans Mill

Communities Also Named Deans Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Deans Mill.

Within New York, the name Deans Mill is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Deans Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Macon County
      • This Deans Mill is located in Macon County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deans Mill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Deans Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deans Mill ...

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.

  • Alcove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Climax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coxsackie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grapeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
  • Indian Fields
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Fields is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
  • Kinderhook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton Hook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Newton Hook is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hook
  • Otter Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otter Hook is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hook
  • Paradise Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
  • Poolsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Poolsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolsburg
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Roberts Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Roberts Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Hill
    • Spawn Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Spawn Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spawn Hollow
    • Sunnyside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Surprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Deans Mill 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 Deans Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Deans Mill to Catskill, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Deans Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Deans Mill 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 Deans Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4501, Longitude: -73.8310       In this case, the coordinates for Deans Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.637 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.456 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.785 degrees.