Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Milford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Milford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Milford
- 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 Milford:
- 41.234539, -74.413766
- 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 New Milford
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since New Milford is near Sussex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- eBird sighting report for Passaic 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
Communities Also Named New Milford ...
We found four communities that share the name New Milford.
Within New York, the name New Milford is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This New Milford is located in Litchfield County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Milford that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of New Milford.
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of New Milford [Bergen County].
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This New Milford is located in Portage County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west of the New Milford that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of New Milford.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This New Milford is located in Susquehanna County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Milford that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of New Milford.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Milford ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Cedarcrest is located in Orange County
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Edenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Greenwood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
- Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <4>
- Homestead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Indian Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Indian Park is located in Orange County
- Little York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Orange County
- Moe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pine Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Orange County
- Sand Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Sand Hills is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Snufftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
How Far From New Milford 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 New Milford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Milford and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Milford to Goshen, with an average speed<5> 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Milford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Milford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Milford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2345, Longitude: -74.4138 In this case, the coordinates for New Milford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that New Milford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Milford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.13 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.814 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.608 degrees. |