Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Firthcliffe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Firthcliffe and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Firthcliffe

• 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 Firthcliffe:
  • 41.439261, -74.045142
  • 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 Firthcliffe

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Firthcliffe is near Greene County and also Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Firthcliffe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Firthcliffe ...

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.

• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cold Spring is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <1>
• Cornwall Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
• Cornwall-on-Hudson
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
• Dutchess Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
• Little Britain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Britain is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mountainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountainville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainville <1>
• Salisbury Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury Mills is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury Mills <1>
• Vails Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Vails Gate is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vails Gate <1>
• Vails Gate Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction

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

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Firthcliffe to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north (N). 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 236 miles [379.8 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• 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).<7>'