Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Linlithgo Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linlithgo Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Linlithgo Mills
- 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 Linlithgo Mills:
- 42.174255, -73.746792
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Linlithgo Mills
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Linlithgo Mills is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Ulster 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linlithgo Mills ...
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.
- Blue Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
- Blue Store is located in Columbia County
- Brick Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
- Churchtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Hollowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
- Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <2>
- New Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pumpkin Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
- Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
- Red Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Upper Hollowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Hollowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
- Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
How Far From Linlithgo Mills 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 Linlithgo Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Linlithgo Mills and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Linlithgo Mills to Albany, with an average speed<4> 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 284 miles [457.1 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 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,211 miles [6,776.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linlithgo Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Linlithgo Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linlithgo Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1743, Longitude: -73.7468 In this case, the coordinates for Linlithgo Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Linlithgo Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.62 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.391 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.877 degrees. |