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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 High Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Falls 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 High Falls:
    • 41.826760, -74.126255
    • 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 High Falls
  • 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 High Falls ...

We found eight communities that share the name High Falls.

There are two communities within New York that are also named High Falls.

Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Greene County
      • This High Falls is located in Greene County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the High Falls that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of High Falls.
    • Lewis County
      • This High Falls is located in Lewis County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the High Falls that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of High Falls.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Monroe County
      • This High Falls is located in Monroe County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the High Falls that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of High Falls.
    • Kentucky
      • Wolfe County
      • This High Falls is located in Wolfe County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the High Falls that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of High Falls.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This High Falls is located in Moore County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the High Falls that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of High Falls.
    • Ontario
      • This High Falls lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the High Falls that is located in Ulster County.
    • Quebec
      • This High Falls lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the High Falls that is located in Ulster County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of High Falls [Oconee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Falls ...

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.

  • Accord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
    • Accord is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <4>
  • Bruceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Ulster County
  • Butterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
    • Butterville is located in Ulster County
  • Creeklocks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creeklocks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
    • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
  • Dashville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
    • Dashville is located in Ulster County
  • Hickorybush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickorybush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
    • Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
  • Lyonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
    • Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
  • Maple Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Marbletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
    • Marbletown is located in Ulster County
  • Riverside Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverside Park is located in Ulster County
  • Springtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Springtown is located in Ulster County
  • Union Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Ulster County

How Far From High Falls to ...

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

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from High Falls to Kingston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8268, Longitude: -74.1263       In this case, the coordinates for High Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 High Falls 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 High Falls 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 305.891 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.64 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.21 degrees.




 

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