Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Remy:
  • 41.882593, -74.021251
  • 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 Saint Remy

• 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
  • Since Saint Remy is near Dutchess County and also Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Saint Remy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Remy ...

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.

• Creeklocks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
• Dashville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dashville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
• Hickorybush
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
• Hillside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillside is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Marbletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marbletown is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
• Riverside Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Park is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Rolling Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Union Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Center is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center

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

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

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Remy to Albany, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,234 miles [6,814 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'