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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 Elizaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elizaville 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 Elizaville:
- 42.051147, -73.793441
- 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 Elizaville
- 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 Elizaville is near Dutchess County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Elizaville
Communities Also Named Elizaville ...
We found two communities that are also named Elizaville.
Within New York, the name Elizaville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Elizaville is located in Boone County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west of the Elizaville that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Elizaville.
- Kentucky
- Fleming County
- This Elizaville is located in Fleming County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elizaville that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Elizaville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elizaville ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Store is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
- Canoe Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
- Cokertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Flatbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- New Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Forge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
- Red Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hook Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hook Mills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook Mills
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Upper Red Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Elizaville 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 Elizaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elizaville and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Elizaville to Hudson, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,217 miles [6,786.6 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- Elizaville) 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 Elizaville 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 Elizaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0511, Longitude: -73.7934 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.956 degrees. |
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