Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braeside:
  • 42.537025, -73.608727
  • 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 Braeside

• 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 Rensselaer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
  • Since Braeside is near Columbia County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Braeside

Communities Also Named Braeside ...

We found three communities that are also named Braeside.

Within New York, the name Braeside is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Braeside lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Braeside that is located in Rensselaer County.
  • Illinois
    • Lake County
    • This Braeside is located in Lake County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west of the Braeside that is located in Rensselaer County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Braeside.
  • Ontario
    • This Braeside lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Braeside that is located in Rensselaer County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braeside ...

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.

• Best
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Best is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
• Cedar Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Glass Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glass Lake is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Lake
• Luther
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Maple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Riders
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riders is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
• Riders Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
• Sand Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <2>
• Stony Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point

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

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Rensselaer County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Braeside to Troy, with an average speed<3> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,192 miles [6,746.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'