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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 Washingtonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washingtonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Washingtonville:
    • 41.427723, -74.166993
    • 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 Washingtonville
  • 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 Washingtonville ...

We found five communities that share the name Washingtonville.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Washingtonville.

Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Westchester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Washingtonville [Westchester County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Somerset County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Washingtonville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Washingtonville.
      • Sussex County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Sussex County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest of the Washingtonville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Washingtonville.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Columbiana County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the west of the Washingtonville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Washingtonville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montour County
      • This Washingtonville is located in Montour County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the west of the Washingtonville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Washingtonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washingtonville ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <4>
  • Bull Mine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
    • Bull Mine is located in Orange County
  • Craigville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Craigville is located in Orange County
  • Little Britain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Little Britain is located in Orange County
  • Maybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Maybrook is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <4>
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
  • Mountain House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
    • Mountain House is located in Orange County
  • Mountain Lodge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
    • Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
  • Mountainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Tavern
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Tavern
    • Rock Tavern is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Tavern <4>
  • Rural Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
    • Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
  • Salisbury Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Mills
    • Salisbury Mills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury Mills <4>
  • Vails Gate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vails Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate
    • Vails Gate is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vails Gate <4>
  • Vails Gate Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vails Gate Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
    • Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washingtonville and extending to:

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Washingtonville to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Washingtonville: www.washingtonville-ny.org/

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Washingtonville 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washingtonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washingtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4277, Longitude: -74.1670    
<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 Washingtonville 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 305.961 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.654 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.411 degrees.




 

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