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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 East Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Park 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 East Park:
- 41.788704, -73.914303
- 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 Park
- 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 East Park 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 East Park
Communities Also Named East Park ...
We found three communities that are also named East Park.
Within New York, the name East Park is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This East Park is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Park that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of East Park.
- Indiana
- Clinton County
- This East Park is located in Clinton County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west of the East Park that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of East Park.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This East Park is located in Washington County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Park that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of East Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Park ...
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.
- Dashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dashville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
- Hibernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
- Lloyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Netherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Netherwood is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Salt Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Timothy Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights
- Union Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
How Far From East Park 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 East Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Park and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies just to the South.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from East Park to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,232 miles [6,810.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Park) 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 East Park 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 East Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7887, Longitude: -73.9143 In this case, the coordinates for East Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.133 degrees. |
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