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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 Limestreet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Limestreet 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 Limestreet:
- 42.308419, -73.875684
- 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 Limestreet
- 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 Limestreet is near Columbia County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Limestreet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Limestreet ...
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 west)
- Climax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coxsackie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gayhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Grapeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Newton Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Hook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hook
- Otter Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Hook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hook
- Paradise Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paradise Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Place Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Place Corners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place Corners
- Result
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Result is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
- Roberts Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Hill
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Limestreet 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 Limestreet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Limestreet and extending to:
- Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Limestreet to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,212 miles [6,778.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Limestreet) 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 Limestreet 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 Limestreet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3084, Longitude: -73.8757 In this case, the coordinates for Limestreet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.872 degrees. |
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