Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sleightsburg:
  • 41.916759, -73.976527
  • 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 Sleightsburg

• 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 Sleightsburg 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 Sleightsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sleightsburg ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
• Flatbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flatbush is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
• Hickorybush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
• Hillside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillside is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Jockey Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
• Lincoln Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Riverside Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Park is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Rolling Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Sawkill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
• Stony Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
• Sweet Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
• Union Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union Center is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center

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

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

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Sleightsburg 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 263 miles [423.3 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 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,230 miles [6,807.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'