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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 Olivebridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olivebridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Olivebridge:
    • 41.927838, -74.215660
    • 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 Olivebridge
  • 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 Olivebridge ...

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.

  • Accord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
    • Accord is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <2>
  • Bearsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
    • Bearsville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearsville <2>
  • Bruceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Ulster County
  • Byrdcliffe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrdcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdcliffe
    • Byrdcliffe is located in Ulster County
  • Cherrytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
    • Cherrytown is located in Ulster County
  • Cold Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
    • Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
  • Creeklocks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creeklocks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
    • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
  • Hickorybush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickorybush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
    • Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
  • High Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
    • High Falls is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Falls <2>
  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Ulster County
  • Jockey Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jockey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
    • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Krumville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krumville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
    • Krumville is located in Ulster County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Longyear
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longyear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longyear
      • Longyear is located in Ulster County
    • Lyonsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
      • Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
    • Maple Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Marbletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
      • Marbletown is located in Ulster County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Ulster County
    • Peekamoose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peekamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekamoose
      • Peekamoose is located in Ulster County
    • Riverside Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Riverside Park is located in Ulster County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Ulster County
    • Stony Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
      • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
    • Sweet Meadows
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
      • Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
    • Tabasco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
      • Tabasco is located in Ulster County

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

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Olivebridge to Kingston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 256 miles [412 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olivebridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olivebridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9278, Longitude: -74.2157    
<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 Olivebridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.934 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.704 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.204 degrees.









 

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