Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plains:
  • 41.721111, -73.615000
  • 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 High Plains

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Since High Plains is near Litchfield County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 High Plains

Communities Also Named High Plains ...

We found one communities that are also named High Plains.

Within New York, the name High Plains is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named High Plains in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Breckinridge County
    • This High Plains is located in Breckinridge County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the High Plains that is located in Dutchess County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of High Plains.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Plains ...

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.

• Bulls Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
• Chestnut Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Clove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clove is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Dogtail Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
• Dover Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
• Kent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
• Kent Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
• Littlerest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
• Oniontown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oniontown is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge

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

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

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from High Plains to Poughkeepsie, 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 65 miles [104.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'