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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 Loomis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loomis 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 Loomis:
- 41.797311, -74.785717
- 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 Loomis
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Loomis is near Ulster County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Loomis
Communities Also Named Loomis ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Loomis.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Loomis.
Beyond New York, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Delaware County
- This Loomis is located in Delaware County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Loomis.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Loomis [Jefferson County].
- California
- Placer County
- This Loomis is located in Placer County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the west of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Loomis.
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- This Loomis is located in Isabella County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Loomis.
- Nebraska
- Phelps County
- This Loomis is located in Phelps County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the west of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Loomis.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Loomis is located in Belmont County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Loomis.
- Saskatchewan
- This Loomis lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- South Dakota
- Davison County
- This Loomis is located in Davison County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davison County community of Loomis.
- Washington
- Okanogan County
- This Loomis is located in Okanogan County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Loomis.
- Pacific County
- This Loomis is located in Pacific County and lies 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Loomis.
- Wisconsin
- Marinette County
- This Loomis is located in Marinette County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Loomis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loomis ...
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.
- Bushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bushville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Deckertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Divine Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Fallsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Neversink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Loomis 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 Loomis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loomis and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loomis to Monticello, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,270 miles [6,871.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loomis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Loomis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Loomis 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 Loomis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7973, Longitude: -74.7857 In this case, the coordinates for Loomis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.089 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.521 degrees. |
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