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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullet Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Hole
- Bullet Hole is located in Putnam County
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <2>
- Continental Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Cornwall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Dennytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dutchess Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Gallows Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallows Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
- Gilbert Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Gilbert Corners is located in Putnam County
- Highland Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
- Highland Falls is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <2>
- Lake Peekskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Peekskill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Peekskill
- Lake Peekskill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Peekskill <2>
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
How Far From Nelson Corners 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 Nelson Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Nelson Corners and extending to:
- Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Nelson Corners to Carmel, with an average speed<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nelson Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelson Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nelson Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4126, Longitude: -73.9126 In this case, the coordinates for Nelson Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Nelson Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.81 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.481 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.305 degrees. |