Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nelson Corners:
  • 41.412594, -73.912637
  • 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 Nelson Corners

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Nelson Corners is near Orange County and also Greene 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 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 Nelson Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelson Corners ...

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.

• Bullet Hole
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bullet Hole is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Hole
• Cold Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cold Spring is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <1>
• Continental Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
• Cornwall Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
• Cornwall-on-Hudson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
• Dennytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dennytown is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennytown
• Dutchess Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
• Gallows Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
• Gilbert Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert Corners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
• Highland Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Falls is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <1>
• Lake Peekskill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Peekskill is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Peekskill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Peekskill <1>
• Sunnybrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook

How Far From Nelson Corners 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 Nelson Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Nelson Corners to Carmel, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 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 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,246 miles [6,833.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'