RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Dutchess County >> Pine Grove Terrace >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pine Grove Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Grove Terrace 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 Pine Grove Terrace:
    • 41.620833, -73.677778
    • 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 Pine Grove Terrace
  • 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 Pine Grove Terrace is near Putnam County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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 Pine Grove Terrace

Communities Also Named Pine Grove Terrace ...

We found two communities that are also named Pine Grove Terrace.

Within New York, the name Pine Grove Terrace is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pine Grove Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Grove Terrace that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pine Grove Terrace.
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • This Pine Grove Terrace is located in Hampton City and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Grove Terrace that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Pine Grove Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Grove Terrace ...

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.

  • Chestnut Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Clove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clove is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
  • Diddell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Diddell is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diddell
  • Dogtail Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
  • Dover Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
  • Fishkill Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
  • Freedom Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
  • Green Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Harmony Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Park is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
  • High Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • High Plains is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
  • Hillside Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
  • Hopewell Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kent Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kent Hills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Hills
    • Oniontown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oniontown is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
    • Pecksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pecksville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksville
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Quaker Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Stormville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Pine Grove Terrace 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 Pine Grove Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Grove Terrace and extending to:

  • Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Grove Terrace to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pine Grove Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pine Grove Terrace 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 Pine Grove Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6208, Longitude: -73.6778       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Grove Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.645 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.329 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.105 degrees.