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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 Northeast, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northeast 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 Northeast:
- 41.916759, -73.566236
- 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 Northeast
- 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 Northeast is near Litchfield County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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 Northeast
Communities Also Named Northeast ...
We found five communities that are also named Northeast.
Within New York, the name Northeast is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Northeast [Ouachita Parish].
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Northeast [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Northeast [Jackson County].
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Northeast [Davidson County].
- Texas
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Northeast [Travis County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northeast ...
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.
- Bangall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Hammertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammertown is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammertown
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Mitcheltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitcheltown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitcheltown
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Crossing
- Willow Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Northeast 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 Northeast to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Northeast and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Northeast to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 52 miles [83.7 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 276 miles [444.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,212 miles [6,778.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Northeast 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northeast) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Northeast 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 Northeast. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9168, Longitude: -73.5662 In this case, the coordinates for Northeast have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.261 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.916 degrees. |
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