Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Frost Valley:
  • 41.987037, -74.510432
  • 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 Frost Valley

• 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 Frost Valley is near Sullivan County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Frost Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frost Valley ...

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.

• Big Indian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Indian is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Indian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Indian <1>
• Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Branch is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
• Bull Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Curry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Curry is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Grahamsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grahamsville <1>
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Mapledale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mapledale is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Peekamoose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peekamoose is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekamoose
• Sundown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sundown is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <1>
• Unionville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Unionville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Frost Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frost Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Frost Valley to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four 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 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 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>'