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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 Tristates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tristates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tristates:
- 41.360650, -74.681830
- 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 Tristates
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Tristates is near Sussex County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Tristates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tristates ...
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.
- Bushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bushville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Cuddebackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Knights Eddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knights Eddy is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Eddy
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Logtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pond Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Quarryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Roses Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roses Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
- Sparrow Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Tristates 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 Tristates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tristates and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tristates to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tristates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tristates 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 Tristates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3606, Longitude: -74.6818 In this case, the coordinates for Tristates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.001 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.671 degrees. |
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