Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Middle Hope:
  • 41.560094, -74.003195
  • 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 Middle Hope

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Middle Hope is near Dutchess County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 Middle Hope

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Hope ...

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.

• Castle Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
• Cedar Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Dutchess Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
• Fishkill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <1>
• Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
• Fostertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fostertown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
• Groveville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
• Howland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Howland is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
• Knapps Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knapps Corner is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapps Corner
• Meadow Winds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
• Orange Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake

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

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Middle Hope to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north (N). 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 243 miles [391.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'