Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mohican Lake:
  • 41.518147, -74.817942
  • 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 Mohican Lake

• 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 Mohican Lake is near Pike County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Mohican Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mohican Lake ...

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.

• Forestburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
• Fowlerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowlerville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
• Handsome Eddy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Handsome Eddy is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsome Eddy
• Knights Eddy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Knights Eddy is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Eddy
• Masthope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
• Masthope Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Masthope Rapids is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope Rapids
• Melody Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Melody Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lake
• Paradise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Paradise is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Pond Eddy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <1>
• Smallwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Smallwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smallwood <1>
• Sparrow Bush
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Bush
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparrow Bush <1>
• Squirrels Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
• Twin Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mohican Lake to Monticello, with an average speed<3> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'