Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Prosper:
  • 41.590927, -74.535437
  • 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 Mount Prosper

• 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 Mount Prosper is near Orange County and also Ulster 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 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 Mount Prosper

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Prosper ...

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.

• Fair Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Haven is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• High View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High View is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
• Maple Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Glen is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
• Melody Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Melody Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lake
• Paradise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Rock Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <1>
• Spring Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Glen is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Glen <1>
• Summitville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summitville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summitville <1>
• Yankee Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake

How Far From Mount Prosper to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Prosper to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Prosper 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 227 miles [365.3 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 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'