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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 Birchton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birchton 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 Birchton:
    • 43.000688, -73.968009
    • 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 Birchton
  • 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 Birchton is near Schenectady County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Birchton

Communities Also Named Birchton ...

We found two communities that are also named Birchton.

Within New York, the name Birchton is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Birchton lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Birchton that is located in Saratoga County.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Birchton is located in Raleigh County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Birchton that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Birchton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birchton ...

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.

  • Covered Wagon Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
  • Deer Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Factory Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
  • Fairweather Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
  • Geyser Gates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lower Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Corners is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corners
  • Milton Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mosherville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Rock City Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Tucker Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights

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

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the East.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Birchton to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 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 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,190 miles [6,743.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birchton) 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 Birchton 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 Birchton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0007, Longitude: -73.9680       In this case, the coordinates for Birchton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.652 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.563 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.587 degrees.