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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 Smith Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Smith Landing:
    • 42.132312, -73.915410
    • 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 Smith Landing
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Smith Landing is near Columbia County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Smith Landing

Communities Also Named Smith Landing ...

We found four communities that are also named Smith Landing.

Within New York, the name Smith Landing is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Smith Landing is located in Sussex County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Smith Landing that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Smith Landing.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Smith Landing is located in Washington County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smith Landing that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Smith Landing.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Smith Landing is located in Caroline County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Smith Landing that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Smith Landing.
    • Wisconsin
      • Pierce County
      • This Smith Landing is located in Pierce County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smith Landing that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Smith Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Landing ...

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.

  • Blue Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
  • Canoe Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • College Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Fish Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • High Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Ledgewood Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
  • Manorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Manorville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
  • Mount Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quarryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Upper Red Hook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
  • Veteran
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Veteran is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Landing and extending to:

  • Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Smith Landing to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,220 miles [6,791.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Smith Landing) 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 Smith Landing 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 Smith Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1323, Longitude: -73.9154       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.727 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.505 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.973 degrees.