That doesn't make it sound any the less exotic!

My mental vision of upstate New York is a vague melange of woodlands and canoes.

If I had any reason to, of course I could research the place, but maybe I shall restrain myself, in the interests of retaining a sense of wonder. Or at least, I could probably research Poughkeepsie. I did try to research Sheikh Ibada, in mid-Egypt, a while ago, and found that there are still many places that are beyond the reach of google...