Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whiteport:
  • 41.882347, -74.055431
  • 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 Whiteport

• 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 Whiteport is near Dutchess County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 Whiteport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteport ...

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.

• Bruceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bruceville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
• Creeklocks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Creeklocks
  • From Whiteport to Creeklocks
• Dashville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dashville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
• Hickorybush
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
• Hillside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillside is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Maple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Marbletown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Marbletown is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
• Riverside Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Park is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Rolling Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Union Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Center is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Whiteport and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Whiteport to Albany, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,235 miles [6,815.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'