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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 Richardsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richardsville 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 Richardsville:
    • 41.463704, -73.775133
    • 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 Richardsville
  • 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since Richardsville is near Dutchess County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester 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 Richardsville

Communities Also Named Richardsville ...

We found five communities that are also named Richardsville.

Within New York, the name Richardsville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Richardsville is located in Warren County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Richardsville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Richardsville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Richardsville lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richardsville that is located in Putnam County.
    • Oklahoma
      • McIntosh County
      • This Richardsville is located in McIntosh County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Richardsville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Richardsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Richardsville is located in Jefferson County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west of the Richardsville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Richardsville.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Richardsville is located in Culpeper County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southwest of the Richardsville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Richardsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richardsville ...

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.

  • Bullet Hole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bullet Hole is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Hole
  • Crafts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crafts is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
  • Dennytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennytown is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennytown
  • Farmers Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
  • Field Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Field Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Corners
  • Gilbert Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
  • Kent Cliffs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kent Cliffs is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cliffs
  • Kent Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kent Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corners
  • Kent Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent Hills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Hills
  • Meads Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meads Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Corners
  • Pecksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecksville is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksville
  • Sunnybrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook

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

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

  • Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Richardsville to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,238 miles [6,820.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Richardsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Richardsville 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 Richardsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4637, Longitude: -73.7751       In this case, the coordinates for Richardsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.722 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.39 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.221 degrees.