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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 Scotts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotts Corner 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 Scotts Corner:
- 41.525649, -74.200703
- 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 Scotts Corner
- 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 Scotts Corner is near Ulster County and also Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Scotts Corner
Communities Also Named Scotts Corner ...
We found seven communities that are also named Scotts Corner.
Within New York, the name Scotts Corner is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County and lies 2,520 miles [4,055.5 km]<1> to the west of the Scotts Corner that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Scotts Corner.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Scotts Corner that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Scotts Corner.
- Georgia
- Burke County
- This Scotts Corner is located in Burke County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scotts Corner that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Scotts Corner.
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- This Scotts Corner is located in Carlton County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scotts Corner that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Scotts Corner.
- Missouri
- Audrain County
- This Scotts Corner is located in Audrain County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west of the Scotts Corner that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Scotts Corner.
- Texas
- Fisher County
- This Scotts Corner is located in Fisher County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scotts Corner that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Scotts Corner.
- Virginia
- Richmond County
- This Scotts Corner is located in Richmond County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Scotts Corner that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Scotts Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotts Corner ...
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.
- Galeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galeville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Kaisertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kaisertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaisertown
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Maybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Winds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
- Orange Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Pine Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Rock Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
- Salisbury Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Ford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
- Wallkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Scotts Corner 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 Scotts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotts Corner and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scotts Corner to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,255 miles [6,847.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Corner) 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 Scotts Corner 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 Scotts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5256, Longitude: -74.2007 In this case, the coordinates for Scotts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.382 degrees. |
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