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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 Hartwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartwood 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 Hartwood:
    • 41.535370, -74.697662
    • 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 Hartwood
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Hartwood is near Orange County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Hartwood

Communities Also Named Hartwood ...

We found two communities that are also named Hartwood.

Within New York, the name Hartwood is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Hartwood is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hartwood that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Hartwood.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Hartwood is located in Stafford County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hartwood that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hartwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartwood ...

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.

  • Cuddebackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forestburg is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
  • Fowlerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowlerville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Haven is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Knights Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Knights Eddy is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Eddy
  • Melody Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Melody Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lake
  • Mohican Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mohican Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Lake
  • Paradise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Rock Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Roses Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roses Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
  • Squirrels Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
  • Yankee Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake

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

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hartwood to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 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 4,276 miles [6,881.6 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- Hartwood) 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 Hartwood 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 Hartwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5354, Longitude: -74.6977       In this case, the coordinates for Hartwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.269 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.019 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.60 degrees.