Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Utrecht:
  • 40.613160, -73.995972
  • 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 Utrecht

• 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 Kings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Kings County
  • Since New Utrecht is near Richmond County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • eBird sighting report for Queens 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 New Utrecht ...

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.

• Bath Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
  • Bath Beach is located in Kings County
• Coney Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • Coney Island is located in Kings County
• Flatbush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
  • Flatbush is located in Kings County
• Flatlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
  • Flatlands is located in Kings County
• Fox Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Fox Hills is located in Richmond County
• Gravesend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravesend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
  • Gravesend is located in Kings County
• Park Slope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
  • Park Slope is located in Kings County
• Red Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Kings County
• Rosebank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Rosebank is located in Richmond County
• Sheepshead Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
  • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County

How Far From New Utrecht 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 New Utrecht to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in New Utrecht and extending to:

• Brooklyn, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Utrecht to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,279 miles [6,886.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Utrecht. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/