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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 Highland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Highland and the surrounding area.
- 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 Highland:
- 41.381483, -73.912360
- 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 Highland
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since South Highland is near Orange County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester 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 Highland
Communities Also Named South Highland ...
We found two communities that are also named South Highland.
Within New York, the name South Highland is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This South Highland is located in Graves County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Highland that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of South Highland.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This South Highland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Highland that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of South Highland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Highland ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continental Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Dennytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennytown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennytown
- Gallows Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- Gilbert Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Highland Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corners
- Sunnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnybrook is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
How Far From South Highland 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 Highland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Highland and extending to:
- Carmel, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Highland to Carmel, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Highland) 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 Highland 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 Highland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3815, Longitude: -73.9124 In this case, the coordinates for South Highland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.32 degrees. |
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