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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 Burgoyne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burgoyne and the surrounding area.
- 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 Burgoyne:
- 43.089797, -73.662618
- 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 Burgoyne
- 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 Burgoyne 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 Burgoyne
Communities Also Named Burgoyne ...
We found one communities that are also named Burgoyne.
Within New York, the name Burgoyne is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Burgoyne in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Burgoyne lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burgoyne that is located in Saratoga County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burgoyne ...
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 northeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Cedar Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Coveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coveville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
- Deans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gilbert Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Independence Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Quaker Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
- Queens Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
- Starks Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
- Stonegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Victory Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Village of Victory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
- Waters Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Wood Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls
How Far From Burgoyne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burgoyne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burgoyne and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burgoyne to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,174 miles [6,717.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burgoyne) 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 Burgoyne 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 Burgoyne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0898, Longitude: -73.6626 In this case, the coordinates for Burgoyne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.453 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.401 degrees. |
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