Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poughkeepsie:
  • 41.700349, -73.921148
  • 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 Poughkeepsie

• 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 Poughkeepsie is near Ulster County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Poughkeepsie

Communities Also Named Poughkeepsie ...

We found one communities that are also named Poughkeepsie.

Within New York, the name Poughkeepsie is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Poughkeepsie in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Sharp County
    • This Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Poughkeepsie that is located in Dutchess County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Poughkeepsie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poughkeepsie ...

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.

• Baileys Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Baileys Gap is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Gap
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Highland
  • From Poughkeepsie to Highland
• Highland Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
• Knapps Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Knapps Corner is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapps Corner
• Lloyd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lloyd is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lloyd
  • From Poughkeepsie to Lloyd
• Red Oaks Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
• Shady Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
• Spackenkill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
• Timothy Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights

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

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

• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Poughkeepsie to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 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 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'