Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dutchess Junction:
  • 41.474538, -73.978750
  • 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 Dutchess Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dutchess Junction ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
• Cold Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cold Spring is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <1>
• Cornwall Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
• Cornwall-on-Hudson
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
• Firthcliffe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
• Fishkill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <1>
• Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
• Groveville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
• Meadowbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Nelson Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson Corners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corners
• Vails Gate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vails Gate is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vails Gate <1>
• Vails Gate Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction

How Far From Dutchess Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dutchess Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dutchess Junction to Poughkeepsie, 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 four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 82 miles [132 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 240 miles [386.2 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 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'