Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Samsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Samsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Samsonville
- 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 Samsonville:
- 41.887593, -74.294038
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Samsonville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since Samsonville is near Sullivan County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Samsonville ...
We found two communities that share the name Samsonville.
Within New York, the name Samsonville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Samsonville [Jackson County].
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This Samsonville is located in Franklin County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Samsonville that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Samsonville.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Samsonville ...
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.
- Accord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <4>
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cherrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Cherrytown is located in Ulster County
- Cold Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
- Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
- Granite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Ulster County
- Krumville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lyonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
- Peekamoose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peekamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekamoose
- Peekamoose is located in Ulster County
- Pine Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Potterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Potterville is located in Ulster County
- Sundown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sundown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
- Tabasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Samsonville 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 Samsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Samsonville and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Samsonville to Kingston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Samsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Samsonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Samsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Samsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8876, Longitude: -74.2940 In this case, the coordinates for Samsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Samsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.986 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.756 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.258 degrees. |