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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alpine Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alpine Junction and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alpine Junction:
- 42.293686, -76.710228
- 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 Alpine Junction
- 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 Schuyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Since Alpine Junction is near Chemung County and also Tompkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins 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 Alpine Junction
Communities Also Named Alpine Junction ...
We found two communities that are also named Alpine Junction.
Within New York, the name Alpine Junction is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Benton County
- This Alpine Junction is located in Benton County and lies 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alpine Junction that is located in Schuyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Alpine Junction.
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- This Alpine Junction is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alpine Junction that is located in Schuyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Alpine Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpine Junction ...
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.
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Catharine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Deckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deckertown is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horseheads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knoll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
- Pioneer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Rush Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
How Far From Alpine Junction 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 Alpine Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alpine Junction and extending to:
- Watkins Glen, which is the Seat of Schuyler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alpine Junction to Watkins Glen, 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east (E). 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 235 miles [378.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Alpine Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alpine Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alpine Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2937, Longitude: -76.7102 In this case, the coordinates for Alpine Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.423 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.185 degrees. |
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