Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Carmel:
  • 41.461483, -73.670963
  • 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 Lake Carmel

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Lake Carmel is near Dutchess County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Lake Carmel

Communities Also Named Lake Carmel ...

We found one communities that are also named Lake Carmel.

Within New York, the name Lake Carmel is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Lake Carmel in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Orleans Parish
    • This Lake Carmel is located in Orleans Parish and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lake Carmel that is located in Putnam County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Lake Carmel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Carmel ...

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.

• Crafts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crafts is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
• Farmers Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
• Field Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Field Corners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Corners
• Harmony Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Park is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
• Kent Cliffs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kent Cliffs is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cliffs
• Kent Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kent Corners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corners
• Kent Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kent Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Hills
• Meads Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meads Corners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Corners
• Pecksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pecksville is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksville
• Sodom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sodom is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
• Towners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Towners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners

How Far From Lake Carmel 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 Lake Carmel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Carmel and extending to:

• Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Carmel to Albany, with an average speed<2>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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,234 miles [6,814 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'