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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 Ladleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ladleton 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 Ladleton:
- 41.940926, -74.518211
- 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 Ladleton
- 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 Ladleton is near Sullivan County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Ladleton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ladleton ...
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.
- Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Bull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Curry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Frost Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frost Valley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Valley
- Grahamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Neversink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peekamoose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peekamoose is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekamoose
- Sundown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Ladleton 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 Ladleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ladleton and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ladleton to Kingston, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ladleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ladleton 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 Ladleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9409, Longitude: -74.5182 In this case, the coordinates for Ladleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.116 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.912 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.335 degrees. |
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