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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 Scotchtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotchtown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Scotchtown:
- 41.475020, -74.362514
- 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 Scotchtown
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Scotchtown is near Sullivan County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Scotchtown
Communities Also Named Scotchtown ...
We found four communities that are also named Scotchtown.
Within New York, the name Scotchtown is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Sullivan County
- This Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west of the Scotchtown that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Scotchtown.
- New Brunswick
- This Scotchtown lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Scotchtown that is located in Orange County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Scotchtown lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scotchtown that is located in Orange County.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Scotchtown is located in Hanover County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scotchtown that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Scotchtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotchtown ...
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.
- Bullville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bullville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville
- Circleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crystal Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Kaisertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaisertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaisertown
- Keystone Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keystone Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Mechanicstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Stony Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Scotchtown 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 Scotchtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotchtown and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Scotchtown to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 227 miles [365.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,263 miles [6,860.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotchtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Scotchtown 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 Scotchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4750, Longitude: -74.3625 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.073 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.789 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.477 degrees. |
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