Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mill Hook:
  • 41.795927, -74.247093
  • 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 Mill Hook

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Hook ...

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.

• Accord
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Accord is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <1>
• Bruceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bruceville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Butterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Butterville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
• Cherrytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherrytown is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Granite
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• High Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • High Falls is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Falls <1>
• Honk Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Honk Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honk Hill
• Krumville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Krumville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
• Libertyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Libertyville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
• Lyonsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Pine Bush
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Bush is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bush
• Potterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Potterville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
• Tabasco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
• Wallkill Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallkill Camp is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill Camp

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

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

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Hook to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 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 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'