Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hill:
  • 42.067313, -74.187088
  • 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 Hill

• 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 Lake Hill is near Greene County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Lake Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Lake Hill.

Within New York, the name Lake Hill is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Lake Hill in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Lake Hill lies 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Hill that is located in Ulster County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Hill ...

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.

• Bearsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bearsville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearsville <2>
• Byrdcliffe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Byrdcliffe is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdcliffe
• Cold Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
• Daisy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Daisy is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Lanesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lanesville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesville <2>
• Longyear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Longyear is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longyear
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Phoenicia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Phoenicia is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenicia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenicia <2>
• Shady
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shady is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
• Willow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Willow is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <2>

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

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

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hill to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 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 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,234 miles [6,814 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'