Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aqueduct, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aqueduct and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aqueduct
- 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 Aqueduct:
- 42.848730, -73.888615
- 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 Aqueduct
- 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 Schenectady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
- Since Aqueduct is near Saratoga County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- eBird sighting report for Albany 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
Communities Also Named Aqueduct ...
We found two communities that share the name Aqueduct.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Aqueduct.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Aqueduct in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aqueduct ...
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.
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hills
- Burnt Hills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Hills <2>
- Coldbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Glenville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Center
- Glenville Center is located in Schenectady County
- Grays Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corners
- Grays Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Groom Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- High Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Mills
- High Mills is located in Schenectady County
- Hungry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hill
- Hungry Hill is located in Schenectady County
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Mohawk View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
- Mohawk View is located in Albany County
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
- Orchard Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County
- Tucker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights
- Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County
How Far From Aqueduct 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 Aqueduct to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Aqueduct and extending to:
- Schenectady, which is the Seat of Schenectady County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Aqueduct to Albany, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,193 miles [6,748 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aqueduct. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Aqueduct could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Aqueduct) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aqueduct. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8487, Longitude: -73.8886 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Aqueduct to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.505 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.622 degrees. |