Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Hillsdale:
  • 42.183145, -73.500950
  • 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 East Hillsdale

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since East Hillsdale is near Berkshire County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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 East Hillsdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Hillsdale ...

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.

• Boston Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
• Green River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green River is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Hammertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammertown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammertown
• Harlemville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlemville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
• Hollowville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hollowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <1>
• Joyceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Joyceville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
• New Forge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Forge is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
• Pumpkin Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
• Rockdale Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
• Upper Hollowville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
• Weed Mines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
• Whitehouse Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Crossing

How Far From East Hillsdale 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 East Hillsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Hillsdale to Hudson, 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five 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 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,200 miles [6,759.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'