Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodbury Meadows:
  • 41.348889, -74.149722
  • 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 Woodbury Meadows

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Woodbury Meadows is near Rockland County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Woodbury Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbury Meadows ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <1>
• Bull Mine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bull Mine is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
• Central Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Central Valley is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Valley <1>
• Craigville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Craigville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
• Greycourt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greycourt is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
• Hillside Plaza
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Plaza is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Plaza
• Marycrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marycrest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marycrest
• Mountain House
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mountain House is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
• Mountain Lodge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
• Mountainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountainville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainville <1>
• Salisbury Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury Mills is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury Mills <1>
• Silver Maples
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Silver Maples is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Maples

How Far From Woodbury Meadows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodbury Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodbury Meadows to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'