Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Van Burenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Burenville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Van Burenville

• 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 Van Burenville:
  • 41.498705, -74.427657
  • 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 Van Burenville

• 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 Van Burenville is near Sullivan County and also Ulster 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 Ulster 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 Van Burenville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Burenville ...

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.

• Bullville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville
• Circleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Circleville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <1>
• Crystal Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
• Deer Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Fair Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haven is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• High View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • High View is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
• Keystone Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Keystone Park is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
• Maple Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maple Glen is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
• Mechanicstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
• Michigan Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
• Pilgrim Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
• Rockville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rockville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Scotchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotchtown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotchtown <1>

How Far From Van Burenville 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 Van Burenville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Van Burenville and extending to:

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Van Burenville to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'