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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 Lake Minnewaska, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Minnewaska 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 Lake Minnewaska:
- 41.735371, -74.216259
- 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 Minnewaska
- 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 Minnewaska is near Orange County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Minnewaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Minnewaska ...
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.
- Accord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Butterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
- Flint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Galeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galeville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Granite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granite is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- High Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ireland Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ireland Corners is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corners
- Jenkinstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkinstown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinstown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Lyonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Pine Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bush
- Red Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Mills is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Wallkill Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallkill Camp is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill Camp
How Far From Lake Minnewaska 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 Minnewaska to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Minnewaska and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Minnewaska to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 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 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Minnewaska) 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 Lake Minnewaska 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 Lake Minnewaska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7354, Longitude: -74.2163 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Minnewaska have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.293 degrees. |
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