Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shultis Corners:
  • 42.050369, -74.068751
  • 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 Shultis Corners

• 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 Shultis Corners is near Greene County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 Shultis Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shultis Corners ...

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.

• Bearsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bearsville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearsville <1>
• Byrdcliffe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Byrdcliffe is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdcliffe
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Daisy
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Daisy is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Fish Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• High Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • High Woods is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
• Jockey Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
• Mount Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Marion is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Marion <1>
• Ruby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruby is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
• Sawkill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
• Shady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shady is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
• Stony Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
• Sweet Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
• Veteran
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Veteran is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

How Far From Shultis Corners to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shultis Corners and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shultis Corners to Kingston, 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 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'