Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Landing:
  • 41.717871, -73.948193
  • 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 Highland Landing

• 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
  • Since Highland Landing is near Dutchess County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Highland Landing

Communities Also Named Highland Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Highland Landing.

Within New York, the name Highland Landing is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Highland Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Northumberland County
    • This Highland Landing is located in Northumberland County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Highland Landing that is located in Ulster County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Highland Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Landing ...

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.

• Baileys Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baileys Gap is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Gap
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Highland is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
• Knapps Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Knapps Corner is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapps Corner
• Lloyd
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lloyd is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
• Red Oaks Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
• Shady Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
• Spackenkill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
• Timothy Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights
• Tuckers Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner

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

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

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Landing to Kingston, 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'