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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 Pacama, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pacama 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 Pacama:
- 41.930648, -74.167089
- 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 Pacama
- 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since Pacama is near Dutchess County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Pacama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pacama ...
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.
- Bearsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Byrdcliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Byrdcliffe is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdcliffe
- Cold Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
- Creeklocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Hickorybush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
- High Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Jockey Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Krumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krumville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lyonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Marbletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marbletown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Sawkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Stony Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
- Sweet Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
- Tabasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tabasco is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
How Far From Pacama 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 Pacama to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pacama and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies just to the East.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Pacama to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,238 miles [6,820.4 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 from Point A (ie- Pacama) 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 Pacama 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 Pacama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9306, Longitude: -74.1671 In this case, the coordinates for Pacama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.181 degrees. |
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