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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 Fort Montgomery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Montgomery 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 Fort Montgomery:
    • 41.331483, -73.986807
    • 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 Fort Montgomery
  • 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 Fort Montgomery ...

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.

  • Cedar Flats
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
    • Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
  • Central Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cold Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continental Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
  • Doodletown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doodletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
    • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
  • Furnace Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
    • Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
  • Gallows Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallows Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
    • Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
  • Highland Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
    • Highland Falls is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <2>
  • Jones Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
    • Jones Point is located in Rockland County
  • King's Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King's Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
    • King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
  • Lake Peekskill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Peekskill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Peekskill
    • Lake Peekskill is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Peekskill <2>
  • Mountainville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Nelson Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corners
      • Nelson Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Peekskill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasantside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantside
      • Pleasantside is located in Westchester County
    • Roe Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Park
      • Roe Park is located in Westchester County
    • Toddville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
      • Toddville is located in Westchester County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fort Montgomery and extending to:

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Montgomery to Goshen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 92 miles [148.1 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 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 4,252 miles [6,842.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Montgomery. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Montgomery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Montgomery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3315, Longitude: -73.9868       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Montgomery 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 Fort Montgomery 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 305.864 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.529 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.375 degrees.




 

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