Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potterville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Potterville
- 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 Potterville:
- 41.832037, -74.377375
- 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 Potterville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since Potterville is near Sullivan County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Potterville ...
We found five communities that share the name Potterville.
Within New York, the name Potterville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Taylor County
- This Potterville is located in Taylor County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Potterville that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Potterville.
- Kansas
- Osborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Potterville [Osborne County].
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Potterville is located in Eaton County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west of the Potterville that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Potterville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Potterville is located in Bradford County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west of the Potterville that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Potterville.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Potterville is located in Kent County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east of the Potterville that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Potterville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potterville ...
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.
- Bull Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Cherrytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Cherrytown is located in Ulster County
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Ulster County
- Honk Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Krumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lackawack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Peekamoose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peekamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekamoose
- Peekamoose is located in Ulster County
- Pine Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sundown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sundown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
- Tabasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Potterville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Potterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potterville and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Potterville to Kingston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 65 miles [104.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potterville. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8320, Longitude: -74.3774 In this case, the coordinates for Potterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Potterville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Potterville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.042 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.812 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.321 degrees. |