Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Godeffroy:
  • 41.446760, -74.612383
  • 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 Godeffroy

• 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 Godeffroy is near Sullivan County and also Sussex 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 Sussex 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 Godeffroy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Godeffroy ...

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.

• Bushville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
• Cuddebackville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cuddebackville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuddebackville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuddebackville <1>
• Finchville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Finchville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• Logtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Logtown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Paradise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Roses Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Roses Point is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
• Sparrow Bush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Bush
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparrow Bush <1>

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

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Godeffroy 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'