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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 New Hamburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hamburg 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 New Hamburg:
- 41.588427, -73.945138
- 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 New Hamburg
- 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 New Hamburg 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 New Hamburg
Communities Also Named New Hamburg ...
We found three communities that are also named New Hamburg.
Within New York, the name New Hamburg is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This New Hamburg is located in Scott County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Hamburg that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of New Hamburg.
- Ontario
- This New Hamburg lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Hamburg that is located in Dutchess County.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This New Hamburg is located in Mercer County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west of the New Hamburg that is located in Dutchess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of New Hamburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hamburg ...
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.
- Castle Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Cedar Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Diddell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diddell is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diddell
- Fishkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
- Fishkill Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
- Fostertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fostertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Groveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Howland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Knapps Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knapps Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapps Corner
- Middle Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oaks Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- Spackenkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Tuckers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
How Far From New Hamburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Hamburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Hamburg and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Hamburg 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 247 miles [397.5 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 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,241 miles [6,825.2 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- New Hamburg) 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 New Hamburg 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 New Hamburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5884, Longitude: -73.9451 In this case, the coordinates for New Hamburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.809 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.239 degrees. |
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