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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 Dogwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Hills 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 Dogwood Hills:
    • 41.581667, -74.020000
    • 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 Dogwood Hills
  • 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 Dogwood Hills ...

We found five communities that share the name Dogwood Hills.

Within New York, the name Dogwood Hills is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Dogwood Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Dogwood Hills.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Dogwood Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Dogwood Hills.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Dogwood Hills is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Dogwood Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Dogwood Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Dogwood Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Dogwood Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Dogwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Hills ...

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.

  • Castle Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
    • Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
  • Cedar Cliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
    • Cedar Cliff is located in Orange County
  • Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
    • Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
  • Fostertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
    • Fostertown is located in Orange County
  • Howland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Howland is located in Dutchess County
  • Meadow Winds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
    • Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
  • Middle Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Hope
    • Middle Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Hope <3>
  • Orange Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
  • Tuckers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
    • Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County

How Far From Dogwood Hills 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 Dogwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Hills to Goshen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 75 miles [120.7 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 244 miles [392.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.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- Dogwood Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5817, Longitude: -74.0200       In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Hills 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 Dogwood Hills 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 305.855 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.276 degrees.




 

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