Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Osiris Colony:
  • 41.579538, -74.168202
  • 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 Osiris Colony

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Osiris Colony ...

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.

• Flint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flint is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Fostertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fostertown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
• Galeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Galeville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
• Ireland Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ireland Corners is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corners
• Kaisertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaisertown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaisertown
• Little Britain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Britain is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
• Maybrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Maybrook is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <1>
• Meadow Winds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
• Orange Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
• Pine Bush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Bush is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bush
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bush <1>
• Red Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Mills is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
• Rock Tavern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rock Tavern is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Tavern
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Tavern <1>
• Wallkill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wallkill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallkill <1>

How Far From Lake Osiris Colony 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 Lake Osiris Colony 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 Osiris Colony and extending to:

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Osiris Colony to Goshen, 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 four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 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 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'