Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Muitzes Kill:
  • 42.476748, -73.730954
  • 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 Muitzes Kill

• 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 Rensselaer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
  • Since Muitzes Kill is near Albany County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Muitzes Kill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Muitzes Kill ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Deans Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deans Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
• Kinderhook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kinderhook is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinderhook <1>
• Otter Hook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Otter Hook is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hook
• Poolsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poolsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolsburg
• Roberts Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Hill
• Stony Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Muitzes Kill 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 Muitzes Kill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Rensselaer County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Muitzes Kill to Troy, 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,199 miles [6,757.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'