Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harlemville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harlemville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harlemville
- 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 Harlemville:
- 42.271326, -73.593341
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Harlemville
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Harlemville is near Berkshire County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harlemville ...
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.
- Brick Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
- Cherry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
- Churchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Green River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Columbia County
- Hollowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
- Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <2>
- Kinderhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinderhook <2>
- Pumpkin Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
- Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
- Red Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Upper Hollowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Hollowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
- Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
How Far From Harlemville 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 Harlemville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harlemville and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harlemville to Hudson, with an average speed<4> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,201 miles [6,760.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harlemville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harlemville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harlemville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2713, Longitude: -73.5933 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harlemville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.515 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.289 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.761 degrees. |