Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Falls
- 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 Highland Falls:
- 41.364379, -73.968274
- 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 Highland Falls
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Highland Falls is near Putnam County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Westchester 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland 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.
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <1>
- Continental Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Cornwall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Dennytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Doodletown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doodletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Firthcliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firthcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Gallows Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallows Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
- Gilbert Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Gilbert Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jones Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Lake Peekskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Peekskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Peekskill
- Lake Peekskill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Peekskill <1>
- Mountainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainville <1>
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- Nelson Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corners
- Nelson Corners is located in Putnam County
- Peekskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
- Peekskill is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <1>
- Roe Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sunnybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
- Toddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Corners
How Far From Highland 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 village such as Highland Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Highland Falls and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Falls to Goshen, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3644, Longitude: -73.9683 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Highland Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.517 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.352 degrees. |