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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 South Blooming Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Blooming Grove 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 South Blooming Grove:
    • 41.373456, -74.179060
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Blooming Grove
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Blooming Grove ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <2>
  • Bull Mine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
    • Bull Mine is located in Orange County
  • Central Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Craigville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Craigville is located in Orange County
  • Greycourt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greycourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
    • Greycourt is located in Orange County
  • Hillside Plaza
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Plaza
    • Hillside Plaza is located in Orange County
  • Marycrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marycrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marycrest
    • Marycrest is located in Orange County
  • Mountain House
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
    • Mountain House is located in Orange County
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    • Mountain Lodge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
      • Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
    • Mountainville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Otter Kill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
      • Otter Kill is located in Orange County
    • Rural Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
      • Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Salisbury Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Mills
      • Salisbury Mills is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury Mills <2>
    • Silver Maples
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Maples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Maples
      • Silver Maples is located in Orange County

How Far From South Blooming Grove 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 village such as South Blooming Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Blooming Grove 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 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from South Blooming Grove to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 227 miles [365.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Blooming Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Blooming Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Blooming Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3735, Longitude: -74.1791       In this case, the coordinates for South Blooming Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 South Blooming Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.974 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.66 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.442 degrees.




 

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