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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 Norrie Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norrie Heights 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 Norrie Heights:
- 41.839260, -73.925136
- 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 Norrie Heights
- 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 Norrie Heights is near Ulster County and also Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Norrie Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norrie Heights ...
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.
- Bulls Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Head is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Creeklocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Dashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dashville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
- Hibernia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hickory Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickorybush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Netherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Netherwood is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Rolling Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Salt Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Timothy Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights
- Union Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Center is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
How Far From Norrie Heights 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 Norrie Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Norrie Heights and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Norrie Heights to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 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' (or 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- Norrie Heights) 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 Norrie Heights 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 Norrie Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8393, Longitude: -73.9251 In this case, the coordinates for Norrie Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.114 degrees. |
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