Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hurd Corners:
  • 41.589538, -73.583460
  • 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 Hurd Corners

• 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 Hurd Corners is near Fairfield County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Hurd Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurd Corners ...

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.

• Birch Groves
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Birch Groves is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Groves
• Bulls Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
• Clove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clove is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Dogtail Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
• Dover Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
• Green Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
• Harmony Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Park is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
• Joyceland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Joyceland is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
• Kent Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Hills
• Pecksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecksville is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksville
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Quaker Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
• Stormville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stormville is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stormville <1>
• Towners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Towners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners

How Far From Hurd Corners 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 Hurd Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hurd Corners to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 260 miles [418.4 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 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'