Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wiley Shelter:
  • 41.637594, -73.532347
  • 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 Wiley Shelter

• 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Since Wiley Shelter is near Litchfield County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Wiley Shelter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiley Shelter ...

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.

• Birch Groves
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch Groves is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Groves
• Bulls Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
• Clove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clove is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Dogtail Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
• Dover Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
• Hickory Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Haven is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
• High Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • High Plains is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
• Kent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
• Kent Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
• Lower Merryall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lower Merryall is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Merryall
• Oniontown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oniontown is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
• Pleasant Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Quaker Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wiley Shelter and extending to:

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wiley Shelter to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'