Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smiths Clove:
  • 41.346205, -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 Smiths Clove

• 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 Smiths Clove is near Rockland County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Smiths Clove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiths Clove ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <1>
• Bull Mine
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bull Mine is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
• Central Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Central Valley is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Valley <1>
• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chester is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Craigville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Craigville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
• Greycourt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greycourt is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
• Hillside Plaza
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Plaza is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Plaza
• Marycrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marycrest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marycrest
• Mountain House
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mountain House is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
• Mountain Lodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
• Otter Kill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Otter Kill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
• Silver Maples
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Maples is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Maples
• Sugar Loaf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Loaf is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Loaf <1>

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

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Smiths Clove 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 6 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 225 miles [362.1 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 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'