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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 Veteran, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Veteran 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 Veteran:
- 42.080368, -73.994303
- 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 Veteran
- 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since Veteran is near Dutchess County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Veteran
Communities Also Named Veteran ...
We found four communities that are also named Veteran.
Within New York, the name Veteran is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Veteran lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Veteran that is located in Ulster County.
- Colorado
- Saguache 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 Colorado community of Veteran [Saguache County].
- Nevada
- White Pine County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Veteran [White Pine County].
- Wyoming
- Goshen County
- This Veteran is located in Goshen County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west of the Veteran that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of Veteran.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Veteran ...
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.
- Canoe Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Centerville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Daisy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Fish Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Flatbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatbush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- High Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- High Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Manorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manorville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Mount Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quarryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Ruby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Veteran 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 Veteran to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Veteran and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Veteran to Kingston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 271 miles [436.1 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 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Veteran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Veteran 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> | 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 Veteran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Veteran 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 Veteran. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0804, Longitude: -73.9943 In this case, the coordinates for Veteran have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.558 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.033 degrees. |
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