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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 Fostertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fostertown 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 Fostertown:
    • 41.553427, -74.045419
    • 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 Fostertown
  • 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 Fostertown 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 Fostertown

Communities Also Named Fostertown ...

We found one communities that are also named Fostertown.

Within New York, the name Fostertown is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Fostertown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Fostertown is located in Burlington County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fostertown that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Fostertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fostertown ...

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.

  • Castle Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
  • Cedar Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Cliff is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
  • Cornwall Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Dutchess Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
  • Firthcliffe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
  • Fishkill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Groveville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Howland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Howland is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
  • Little Britain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Britain is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Meadow Winds
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
    • Meadowbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Middle Hope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orange Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Tuckers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
    • Vails Gate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vails Gate Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
    • Wallkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fostertown and extending to:

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fostertown 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 five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 241 miles [387.9 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 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 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- Fostertown) 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 Fostertown 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 Fostertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5534, Longitude: -74.0454       In this case, the coordinates for Fostertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.874 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.576 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.30 degrees.