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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 Whitfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitfield 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 Whitfield:
    • 41.814260, -74.224314
    • 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 Whitfield
  • 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 Whitfield is near Orange County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 Whitfield

Communities Also Named Whitfield ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Whitfield.

Within New York, the name Whitfield is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Whitfield is located in Limestone County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Whitfield.
      • Sumter County
      • This Whitfield is located in Sumter County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Whitfield.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Whitfield [Conway County].
    • Florida
      • Manatee County
      • This Whitfield is located in Manatee County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Whitfield.
      • Santa Rosa County
      • This Whitfield is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km] to the southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Whitfield.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Whitfield is located in Troup County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Whitfield.
    • Indiana
      • Martin County
      • This Whitfield is located in Martin County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Whitfield.
    • Kansas
      • Graham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Whitfield [Graham County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Whitfield [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bullitt County
      • This Whitfield is located in Bullitt County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Whitfield.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Whitfield is located in Jones County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Whitfield.
      • Rankin County
      • This Whitfield is located in Rankin County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the west southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Whitfield.
    • New Mexico
      • Catron County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Catron County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Whitfield.
      • Socorro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Whitfield [Socorro County].
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Whitfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Whitfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Whitfield lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Whitfield is located in Berks County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Whitfield.
    • South Dakota
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Whitfield [Jackson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Whitfield is located in Hickman County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Whitfield.
    • Texas
      • Swisher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Whitfield [Swisher County].
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Whitfield is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitfield that is located in Ulster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Whitfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Whitfield [Ohio County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitfield ...

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.

  • Accord
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bruceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bruceville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Butterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Butterville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
  • Cherrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cherrytown is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
  • Granite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • High Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Krumville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Krumville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
  • Lyonsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Pine Bush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Bush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bush
  • Tabasco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco

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

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitfield to Kingston, with an average speed<5> 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 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Whitfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Whitfield 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Whitfield 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 Whitfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8143, Longitude: -74.2243       In this case, the coordinates for Whitfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.952 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.706 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.26 degrees.