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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 Dover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Dover 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 Dover:
    • 41.661205, -73.559015
    • 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 South Dover
  • 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
    • Since South Dover is near Litchfield County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 South Dover

Communities Also Named South Dover ...

We found one communities that are also named South Dover.

Within New York, the name South Dover is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named South Dover in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This South Dover is located in Piscataquis County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Dover that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of South Dover.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Dover ...

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.

  • Bulls Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Clove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clove is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
  • Dogtail Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
  • Dover Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
  • Flanders
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flanders is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • High Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Plains is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
  • Kent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
  • Lower Merryall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lower Merryall is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Merryall
  • Oniontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oniontown is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Quaker Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill

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

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

  • Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from South Dover to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Dover) 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 South Dover 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 South Dover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6612, Longitude: -73.5590       In this case, the coordinates for South Dover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.569 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.249 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.033 degrees.