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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 Sylvan Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvan Lake 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 Sylvan Lake:
    • 41.609679, -73.736313
    • 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 Sylvan Lake
  • 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 Sylvan Lake ...

We found eight communities that share the name Sylvan Lake.

Within New York, the name Sylvan Lake is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sylvan Lake lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Dutchess County.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sylvan Lake [Orange County].
      • Seminole County
      • This Sylvan Lake is located in Seminole County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Sylvan Lake.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Sylvan Lake is located in Lake County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Sylvan Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Sylvan Lake is located in Oakland County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Dutchess County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Sylvan Lake.
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Sylvan Lake [Cass County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Sylvan Lake [Burlington County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sylvan Lake [Langlade County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan Lake ...

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.

  • Clove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
    • Clove is located in Dutchess County
  • Diddell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diddell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diddell
    • Diddell is located in Dutchess County
  • Fishkill Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
    • Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Freedom Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
    • Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Green Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
    • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
  • Hillside Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
    • Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
  • Hopewell Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksville
    • Pecksville is located in Dutchess County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Stormville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

How Far From Sylvan Lake 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 Sylvan Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sylvan Lake to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<5> 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 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvan Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

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 '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- Sylvan Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvan Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6097, Longitude: -73.7363    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sylvan Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sylvan Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.681 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.368 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.136 degrees.




 

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