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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Netherwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Netherwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Netherwood:
- 41.797871, -73.818466
- 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 Netherwood
- 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Since Netherwood is near Ulster County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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 Netherwood
Communities Also Named Netherwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Netherwood.
Within New York, the name Netherwood is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Netherwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Union County
- This Netherwood is located in Union County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Netherwood that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Netherwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Netherwood ...
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.
- Bangall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bulls Head is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Freedom Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Hibernia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Highland Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
- Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Salt Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schultzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schultzville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Shady Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Timothy Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights
- Willow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Netherwood 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 Netherwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Netherwood and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Netherwood to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Netherwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Netherwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Netherwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7979, Longitude: -73.8185 In this case, the coordinates for Netherwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.709 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.43 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.085 degrees. |
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