Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Walden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Walden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Walden
- 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 Walden:
- 41.558705, -74.157646
- 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 East Walden
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since East Walden is near Ulster County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Walden ...
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.
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fostertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Fostertown is located in Orange County
- Galeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Maybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Maybrook is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <2>
- Meadow Winds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
- Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
- Orange Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Rock Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Tavern
- Rock Tavern is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Tavern <2>
- Wallkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill
- Wallkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallkill <2>
How Far From East Walden 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 East Walden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Walden and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Walden to Goshen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 238 miles [383 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 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Walden. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Walden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Walden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5587, Longitude: -74.1576 In this case, the coordinates for East Walden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 East Walden 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 305.941 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.652 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.348 degrees. |