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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 West Jewett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Jewett 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 West Jewett:
- 42.263697, -74.329035
- 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 West Jewett
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since West Jewett is near Ulster County and also Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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 West Jewett
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Jewett ...
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.
- Conesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Hensonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manorkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Maplecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mosquito Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mosquito Point is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
- North Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Settlement is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Settlement
- Prattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
How Far From West Jewett 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 West Jewett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Jewett and extending to:
- Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Jewett to Catskill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,233 miles [6,812.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Jewett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Jewett 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 West Jewett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2637, Longitude: -74.3290 In this case, the coordinates for West Jewett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.10 degrees. |
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