Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tivoli, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tivoli and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tivoli
- 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 Tivoli:
- 42.058612, -73.911815
- 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 Tivoli
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Since Tivoli is near Ulster County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Tivoli ...
We found four communities that share the name Tivoli.
Within New York, the name Tivoli is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tivoli ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
- Blue Store is located in Columbia County
- Canoe Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
- Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Ulster County
- Cokertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Dutchess County
- Fish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
- Flatbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mount Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion
- Mount Marion is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Marion <4>
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Red Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
- Red Hook Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hook Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook Mills
- Red Hook Mills is located in Dutchess County
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Ulster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <4>
- Upper Red Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Veteran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Tivoli 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 village such as Tivoli to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tivoli and extending to:
- Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Tivoli to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tivoli. 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> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Tivoli 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. |
| <2> | 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- Tivoli) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tivoli. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0586, Longitude: -73.9118 In this case, the coordinates for Tivoli have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tivoli 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 305.734 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.501 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.006 degrees. |