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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 Midway Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midway Park 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 Midway Park:
- 41.435833, -74.373889
- 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 Midway Park
- 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 Midway Park is near Sullivan County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Midway Park
Communities Also Named Midway Park ...
We found five communities that are also named Midway Park.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Midway Park.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Chautauqua County
- This Midway Park is located in Chautauqua County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Midway Park that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Midway Park.
- Saratoga County
- This Midway Park is located in Saratoga County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Midway Park that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Midway Park.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Midway Park is located in Sussex County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Midway Park that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Midway Park.
- Florida
- Seminole County
- This Midway Park is located in Seminole County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Midway Park that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Midway Park.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Midway Park is located in Onslow County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Midway Park that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Midway Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midway Park ...
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.
- Crystal Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Keystone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Mechanicstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Michigan Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
- Pilgrim Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Scotchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Ford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
How Far From Midway Park 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 Midway Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midway Park and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Midway Park to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Midway Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Midway Park 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 Midway Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4358, Longitude: -74.3739 In this case, the coordinates for Midway Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.085 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.50 degrees. |
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