Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hammertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hammertown
- 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 Hammertown:
- 41.975648, -73.640404
- 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 Hammertown
- 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Since Hammertown is near Columbia County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hammertown ...
We found three communities that share the name Hammertown.
Within New York, the name Hammertown is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Hammertown is located in Litchfield County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hammertown that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Hammertown.
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Hammertown.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Hammertown.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammertown ...
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.
- Bangall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangall
- Bangall is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangall <4>
- Boston Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
- Bulls Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Bulls Head is located in Dutchess County
- Cokertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
- Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - New Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pumpkin Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
- Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Schultzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultzville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Schultzville is located in Dutchess County
- Weed Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Whitehouse Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Crossing
- Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess County
- Willow Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Dutchess County
How Far From Hammertown 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 Hammertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hammertown and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hammertown to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,214 miles [6,781.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9756, Longitude: -73.6404 In this case, the coordinates for Hammertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hammertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hammertown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hammertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.58 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.313 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.922 degrees. |