Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spackenkill:
  • 41.655927, -73.913470
  • 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 Spackenkill

• 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 Spackenkill is near Ulster County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Spackenkill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spackenkill ...

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.

• Baileys Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Baileys Gap is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Gap
• Cedar Cliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Diddell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Diddell is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diddell
• Fishkill Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
• Freedom Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <1>
• Highland Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
• Hillside Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
• Howland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Howland is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
• Knapps Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Knapps Corner is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapps Corner
• Red Oaks Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
• Shady Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
• Timothy Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Timothy Heights is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Heights
• Tuckers Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner

How Far From Spackenkill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spackenkill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies just to the North.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Spackenkill to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,237 miles [6,818.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'