Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rombout Ridge:
  • 41.662594, -73.865968
  • 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 Rombout Ridge

• 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 Rombout Ridge 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 Rombout Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rombout Ridge ...

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.

• Diddell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Diddell is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diddell
• Fishkill Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
• Freedom Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
• Highland Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
• Hillside Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
• Howland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Howland is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
• Knapps Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Knapps Corner is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapps Corner
• Red Oaks Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
• Shady Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
• Spackenkill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
• Timothy Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights

How Far From Rombout Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rombout Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rombout Ridge and extending to:

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Rombout Ridge to Albany, with an average speed<2> 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,235 miles [6,815.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'