Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Omi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Omi and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Omi

• 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 Omi:
  • 42.325086, -73.681510
  • 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 Omi

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Omi is near Greene County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Omi

Curious and Interesting Names Near Omi ...

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.

• Brick Tavern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
• Coxsackie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <1>
• Harlemville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlemville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
• Hollowville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hollowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <1>
• Kinderhook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kinderhook is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinderhook <1>
• Newton Hook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Newton Hook is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hook
• Otter Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Otter Hook is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hook
• Poolsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poolsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolsburg
• Red Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Mills is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
• Red Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Rock is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Rock City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock City is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Upper Hollowville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville

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

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

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Omi to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,615 miles [9,036.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,203 miles [6,764.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'