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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 Eavesport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eavesport and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eavesport:
    • 42.117312, -73.935689
    • 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 Eavesport
  • 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
    • Since Eavesport is near Greene County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Eavesport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eavesport ...

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.

  • Blue Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
  • Canoe Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • College Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • College Park is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Fish Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Flatbush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Flatbush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
  • High Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • High Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • High Woods is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • Ledgewood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Manorville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Manorville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
    • Mount Marion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Ruby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Veteran
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Veteran is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

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

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eavesport to Kingston, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eavesport) 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 Eavesport 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 Eavesport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1173, Longitude: -73.9357       In this case, the coordinates for Eavesport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.741 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.519 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.989 degrees.