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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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newburgh And Beacon Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Newburgh And Beacon Ferry
  • 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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry:
    • 41.503333, -74.000833
    • 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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry
  • 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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry is near Ulster County and also Dutchess 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 Dutchess 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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newburgh And Beacon Ferry ...

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 northeast)
    • Castle Point is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
  • Cornwall Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (4 miles [6.4 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 southeast)
    • Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
  • Firthcliffe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
  • Fishkill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
  • Fostertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fostertown is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
  • Groveville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Middle Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Orange Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Vails Gate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vails Gate Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction

How Far From Newburgh And Beacon Ferry 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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Newburgh And Beacon Ferry and extending to:

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newburgh And Beacon Ferry to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 80 miles [128.7 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 240 miles [386.2 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 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newburgh And Beacon Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry 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 Newburgh And Beacon Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5033, Longitude: -74.0008       In this case, the coordinates for Newburgh And Beacon Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.853 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.544 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.303 degrees.