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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 Windsor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Windsor 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 Windsor:
- 41.476664, -74.023452
- 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 Windsor
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since New Windsor is near Ulster County and also Greene 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for New Windsor
Communities Also Named New Windsor ...
We found three communities that are also named New Windsor.
Within New York, the name New Windsor is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This New Windsor is located in Mercer County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west of the New Windsor that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of New Windsor.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of New Windsor.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This New Windsor is located in Carroll County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Windsor that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of New Windsor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Windsor ...
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.
- Cornwall Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Dutchess Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Firthcliffe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
- Meadow Winds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Vails Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
How Far From New Windsor 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 Windsor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Windsor and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Windsor to Goshen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 82 miles [132 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 238 miles [383 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Windsor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Windsor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Windsor 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 Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4767, Longitude: -74.0235 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.869 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.325 degrees. |
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