Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ledgewood Park:
  • 42.202311, -74.013746
  • 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 Ledgewood Park

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Ledgewood Park is near Ulster County and also Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Ledgewood Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ledgewood Park ...

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.

• Cairo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cairo is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
• Canoe Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Fish Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Gayhead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gayhead is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
• High Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • High Falls is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• Manorville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manorville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
• Quarryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
• Round Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Round Top is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <1>
• Tannersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <1>
• Twilight Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Twilight Park is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Park
• Veteran
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Veteran is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

How Far From Ledgewood Park 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 Ledgewood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ledgewood Park and extending to:

• Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Ledgewood Park to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'