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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Anaquassacook:
    • 43.074188, -73.312117
    • 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 Anaquassacook
  • 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 Anaquassacook ...

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.

  • Center White Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
    • Center White Creek is located in Washington County
  • Chiselville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiselville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiselville
    • Chiselville is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Eagle Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagleville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Eagleville is located in Washington County
  • Fly Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
    • Fly Summit is located in Washington County
  • Greenwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Hoosick Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoosick Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
    • Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
  • Kansas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Kansas is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Middle Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
    • Middle Falls is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <2>
  • Pumpkin Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hook
    • Pumpkin Hook is located in Washington County
  • Sodom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Sodom is located in Bennington County (VT)

How Far From Anaquassacook to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anaquassacook and extending to:

  • Hudson Falls, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Anaquassacook to Hudson Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,160 miles [6,694.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anaquassacook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anaquassacook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anaquassacook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0742, Longitude: -73.3121    
<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 Anaquassacook 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 305.239 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.111 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.245 degrees.









 

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