Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ballard Corners:
  • 43.153130, -73.681507
  • 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 Ballard Corners

• 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
  • Since Ballard Corners is near Washington County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Ballard Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballard Corners ...

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.

• Bacon Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
• Fortsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
• Gates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Hickory Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• Jewell Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
• Kings Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
• Meadowbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Queens Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
• Starks Knob
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
• Stonegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
• Wood Knolls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ballard Corners and extending to:

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ballard Corners to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'