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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 Linlithgo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linlithgo and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 42.171478, -73.847074
    • 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 Linlithgo
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Linlithgo is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Linlithgo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linlithgo ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
  • Brick Tavern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
  • Canoe Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Churchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • High Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • High Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Hollowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ledgewood Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
  • Limestreet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Limestreet is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestreet
  • Manorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Manorville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
  • New Forge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Forge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
  • Quarryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Upper Hollowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
    • Upper Red Hook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Veteran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Veteran is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

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

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

  • Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Linlithgo 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 281 miles [452.2 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 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linlithgo) 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 Linlithgo 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 Linlithgo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1715, Longitude: -73.8471       In this case, the coordinates for Linlithgo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.681 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.46 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.924 degrees.