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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 Saugerties, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Saugerties 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 West Saugerties:
    • 42.112590, -74.048193
    • 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 Saugerties
  • 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 West Saugerties is near Greene County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Saugerties

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Saugerties ...

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.

  • Byrdcliffe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Byrdcliffe is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdcliffe
  • Canoe Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Daisy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisy is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Fish Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • High Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • High Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • High Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • High Woods is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • Ledgewood Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ledgewood Park is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood Park
  • Manorville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Manorville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mount Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quarryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Ruby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shady
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Twilight Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Twilight Park is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Park
    • Veteran
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Veteran is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

How Far From West Saugerties 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 West Saugerties 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 Saugerties and extending to:

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from West Saugerties to Kingston, 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 40 miles [64.4 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 over two 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,226 miles [6,801.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Saugerties) 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 Saugerties 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 Saugerties. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1126, Longitude: -74.0482       In this case, the coordinates for West Saugerties have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.81 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.596 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.043 degrees.