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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 Purdy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Purdy 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 Purdy:
- 41.325094, -73.672074
- 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 Purdy
- 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Lake Purdy is near Putnam County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Purdy
Communities Also Named Lake Purdy ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Purdy.
Within New York, the name Lake Purdy is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Lake Purdy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lake Purdy that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lake Purdy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Purdy ...
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.
- Armawalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Armawalk is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armawalk
- Butlerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Butlerville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Crafts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Cross River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deans Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deans Corner is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
- Goldens Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lincolndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peach Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Sodom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stillwater is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Twin Lakes Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
How Far From Lake Purdy 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 Purdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Purdy and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Purdy to White Plains, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 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 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,239 miles [6,822 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Purdy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Purdy 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 Purdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3251, Longitude: -73.6721 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Purdy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.316 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.239 degrees. |
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