Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alder Bend:
  • 44.848095, -73.720978
  • 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 Alder Bend

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Alder Bend is near Franklin County and also Grand Isle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Isle 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 Alder Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder Bend ...

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.

• Beartown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Covey Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
• Ellenburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <1>
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Havelock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
• Lyon Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <1>
• Merrill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
• Purdys Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdys Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Mill
• Russia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Russia is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
• Woods Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls

How Far From Alder Bend to ...

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

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

• Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alder Bend to Plattsburgh, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,114 miles [6,620.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'