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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 Spring Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen:
    • 41.665569, -74.429755
    • 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 Spring Glen
  • 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
    • Since Spring Glen is near Sullivan County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Spring Glen

Communities Also Named Spring Glen ...

We found six communities that are also named Spring Glen.

Within New York, the name Spring Glen is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Spring Glen is located in New Haven County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Glen that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Spring Glen.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Duval County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spring Glen that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Spring Glen.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Glen that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Spring Glen.
    • Utah
      • Carbon County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Carbon County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the west of the Spring Glen that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Spring Glen.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km] to the west of the Spring Glen that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Spring Glen.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Spring Glen is located in King County and lies 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Glen that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Spring Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Glen ...

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.

How Far From Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Glen to Kingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 235 miles [378.2 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 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Spring Glen) 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 Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6656, Longitude: -74.4298    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.093 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.841 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.421 degrees.