Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Red Hook Mills:
  • 42.010092, -73.871244
  • 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 Red Hook Mills

• 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 Red Hook Mills is near Columbia County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Red Hook Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Hook Mills ...

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.

• Blue Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
• Canoe Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
• Cokertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
• College Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Flatbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flatbush is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mount Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Marion is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Marion <1>
• Red Hook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <1>
• Rock City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• Ruby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ruby is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
• Upper Red Hook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
• Veteran
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Veteran is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

How Far From Red Hook Mills 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 Red Hook Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Red Hook Mills and extending to:

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Red Hook Mills to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'