Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suydam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suydam and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Suydam
- 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 Suydam:
- 42.086259, -73.676649
- 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 Suydam
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Suydam is near Dutchess County and also Berkshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Suydam ...
We found one communities that share the name Suydam.
Within New York, the name Suydam is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Suydam in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suydam ...
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.
- Blue Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
- Blue Store is located in Columbia County
- Boston Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Churchtown
- From Suydam to Churchtown
- Cokertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Hammertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammertown
- Hammertown is located in Dutchess County
- Hollowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
- Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hollowville
- From Suydam to Hollowville
- New Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Pumpkin Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
- Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
- Red Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Upper Hollowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Hollowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
- Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Upper Red Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upper Red Hook
- From Suydam to Upper Red Hook
- Weed Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weed Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weed Mines
- From Suydam to Weed Mines
- Whitehouse Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Crossing
- Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess County
How Far From Suydam 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 Suydam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Suydam once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Suydam and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Suydam to Hudson, with an average speed<6> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,211 miles [6,776.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Suydam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suydam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0863, Longitude: -73.6766 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Suydam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Suydam to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.588 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.341 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.886 degrees. |