Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hoxie Corner:
  • 41.713705, -73.701796
  • 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 Hoxie Corner

• 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 Hoxie Corner is near Litchfield County and also Ulster 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 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 Hoxie Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoxie Corner ...

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.

• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Clove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clove is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Dover Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
• Freedom Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
• Hibernia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Hickory Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• High Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • High Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
• Littlerest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
• Oniontown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oniontown is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Salt Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Point is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Point <1>
• Timothy Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights

How Far From Hoxie Corner 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 Hoxie Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hoxie Corner and extending to:

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hoxie Corner to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four 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 261 miles [420 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 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,226 miles [6,801.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'