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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 Waterloo Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterloo Mills 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 Waterloo Mills:
- 41.322594, -74.577105
- 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 Waterloo Mills
- 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 Waterloo Mills 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 Waterloo Mills
Communities Also Named Waterloo Mills ...
We found one communities that are also named Waterloo Mills.
Within New York, the name Waterloo Mills is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Waterloo Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Waterloo Mills is located in Chester County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waterloo Mills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Waterloo Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterloo Mills ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bushville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Finchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Independence Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Independence Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Corner
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Logtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Logtown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Slate Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snufftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snufftown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Waterloo Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waterloo Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterloo Mills and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterloo Mills to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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 211 miles [339.6 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 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterloo Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Waterloo Mills 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 Waterloo Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3226, Longitude: -74.5771 In this case, the coordinates for Waterloo Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.219 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.641 degrees. |
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