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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 Howland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howland and the surrounding area.
- 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 Howland:
- 41.605371, -73.939582
- 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 Howland
- 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 Howland is near Orange County and also Ulster 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 Ulster 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 Howland
Communities Also Named Howland ...
We found seven communities that are also named Howland.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Howland.
Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Cayuga County
- This Howland is located in Cayuga County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Howland that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Howland.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Howland is located in Penobscot County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Howland that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Howland.
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This Howland is located in Putnam County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west of the Howland that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Howland.
- Ohio
- Trumbull 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 Ohio community of Howland [Trumbull County].
- Ontario
- This Howland lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Howland that is located in Dutchess County.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Howland is located in Lamar County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Howland that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Howland.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Howland is located in Northumberland County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Howland that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Howland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howland ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileys Gap is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Gap
- Castle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Cedar Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Diddell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Diddell is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diddell
- Fishkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
- Fishkill Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
- Fostertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fostertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Groveville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hopewell Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knapps Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knapps Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapps Corner
- Middle Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Oaks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- Shady Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Spackenkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Tuckers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
How Far From Howland 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 Howland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howland and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Howland to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 248 miles [399.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Howland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Howland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Howland 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 Howland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6054, Longitude: -73.9396 In this case, the coordinates for Howland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.506 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.229 degrees. |
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