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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 Durland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durland 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 Durland:
- 41.282872, -74.307929
- 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 Durland
- 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 Durland is near Sussex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 Durland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Durland ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcrest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Edenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greycourt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
- Homestead Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Indian Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Marycrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marycrest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marycrest
- Otter Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otter Kill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Snufftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snufftown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Sugar Loaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Durland 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 Durland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Durland and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Durland 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 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 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,268 miles [6,868.7 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 '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- Durland) 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 Durland 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 Durland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2829, Longitude: -74.3079 In this case, the coordinates for Durland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.062 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.54 degrees. |
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