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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 Prattsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prattsville 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 Prattsville:
    • 42.314806, -74.432926
    • 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 Prattsville
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Prattsville is near Delaware County and also Schoharie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie 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 Prattsville

Communities Also Named Prattsville ...

We found three communities that are also named Prattsville.

Within New York, the name Prattsville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This Prattsville is located in Grant County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Prattsville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Prattsville.
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • This Prattsville is located in Vinton County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Prattsville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Prattsville.
    • Utah
      • Sevier County
      • This Prattsville is located in Sevier County and lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km]<1> to the west of the Prattsville that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Prattsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prattsville ...

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.

  • Conesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
  • Flat Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Grand Gorge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardscrabble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Manorkill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Mosquito Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mosquito Point is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
  • North Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Settlement is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Settlement
  • Red Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls

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

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

  • Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prattsville to Catskill, 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 just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,360 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>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prattsville) 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 Prattsville 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 Prattsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3148, Longitude: -74.4329       In this case, the coordinates for Prattsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.021 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.866 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.124 degrees.