Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Viewmonte:
  • 42.098701, -73.874021
  • 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 Viewmonte

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Viewmonte is near Ulster County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Viewmonte

Curious and Interesting Names Near Viewmonte ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
• Canoe Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cokertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • College Park is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Fish Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Flatbush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatbush is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
• High Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • High Falls is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• Mount Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Marion is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Marion <1>
• Quarryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
• Red Hook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <1>
• Red Hook Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Hook Mills is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook Mills
• Upper Red Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
• Veteran
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Veteran is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

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

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

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Viewmonte to Hudson, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,219 miles [6,789.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'