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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 Esopus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Esopus 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 Esopus:
- 41.827871, -73.965138
- 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 Esopus
- 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 Esopus is near Dutchess County and also Orange 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 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 Esopus
Curious and Interesting Names Near Esopus ...
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.
- Bruceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Creeklocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Dashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dashville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickorybush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
- High Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lloyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Marbletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marbletown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Netherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Netherwood is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Riverside Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Rolling Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Salt Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Springtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springtown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Timothy Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights
- Union Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
How Far From Esopus 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 Esopus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Esopus and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Esopus 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 over two 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 5,647 miles [9,088 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 4,233 miles [6,812.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Esopus) 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 Esopus 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 Esopus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8279, Longitude: -73.9651 In this case, the coordinates for Esopus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.794 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.53 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.137 degrees. |
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