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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 Bakertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakertown 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 Bakertown:
    • 43.399235, -74.130965
    • 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 Bakertown
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Bakertown is near Hamilton County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga 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 Bakertown

Communities Also Named Bakertown ...

We found six communities that are also named Bakertown.

Within New York, the name Bakertown is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Windham County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Bakertown.
    • Indiana
      • Noble County
      • This Bakertown is located in Noble County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the west of the Bakertown that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Bakertown.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Bakertown is located in Berrien County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the west of the Bakertown that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Bakertown.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Bakertown is located in Guilford County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bakertown that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Bakertown.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Bakertown is located in Davidson County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bakertown that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Bakertown.
      • Moore County
      • This Bakertown is located in Moore County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the southwest of the Bakertown that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Bakertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakertown ...

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.

  • Clarkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clarkville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
  • Day Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
  • Fullers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fullers is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
  • Griffin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Lake View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Maple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Pumpkin Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pumpkin Hollow is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
  • Stony Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tenantville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tenantville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenantville

How Far From Bakertown 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 Bakertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bakertown and extending to:

  • Lake George, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bakertown to Lake George, 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,183 miles [6,731.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bakertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bakertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bakertown 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 Bakertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3992, Longitude: -74.1310       In this case, the coordinates for Bakertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.702 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.685 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.472 degrees.