Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jefferson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jefferson Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jefferson Heights
- 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 Jefferson Heights:
- 42.233079, -73.880771
- 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 Jefferson Heights
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Jefferson Heights is near Columbia County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jefferson Heights ...
We found nine communities that share the name Jefferson Heights.
Within New York, the name Jefferson Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Park County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Jefferson Heights [Park County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Jefferson Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Jefferson Heights.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Jefferson Heights is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Jefferson Heights.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Jefferson Heights is located in Frederick County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jefferson Heights.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jefferson Heights [Prince George's County].
- Washington County
- This Jefferson Heights is located in Washington County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the southwest of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jefferson Heights.
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Jefferson Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<2> to the west of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson Heights.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Jefferson Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Jefferson Heights.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Jefferson Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson Heights.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferson Heights ...
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.
- Blue Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
- Blue Store is located in Columbia County
- Brick Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
- Churchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <4>
- Coxsackie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
- Coxsackie is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
- Gayhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- High Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- High Falls is located in Greene County
- Hollowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
- Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <4>
- Ledgewood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledgewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
- Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
- Limestreet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestreet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestreet
- Limestreet is located in Greene County
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- Newton Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hook
- Newton Hook is located in Columbia County
- Quarryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Red Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Result
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Round Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Round Top is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <4>
- Newton Hook
How Far From Jefferson Heights 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 Jefferson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jefferson Heights and extending to:
- Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Jefferson Heights to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jefferson Heights 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jefferson Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2331, Longitude: -73.8808 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jefferson Heights 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 305.694 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.484 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.91 degrees. |