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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 Castlewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castlewood 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 Castlewood:
    • 43.136111, -73.663889
    • 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 Castlewood
  • 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 Castlewood 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 Castlewood

Communities Also Named Castlewood ...

We found ten communities that are also named Castlewood.

Within New York, the name Castlewood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Castlewood [Alameda County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<2> to the west of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Castlewood.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Castlewood is located in Muscogee County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Castlewood.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Castlewood [Fayette County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Castlewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Castlewood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Castlewood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Castlewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Castlewood is located in Lawrence County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Castlewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Castlewood is located in Charleston County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Castlewood.
    • South Dakota
      • Hamlin County
      • This Castlewood is located in Hamlin County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamlin County community of Castlewood.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Castlewood is located in Russell County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Castlewood that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Castlewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castlewood ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Gates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gilbert Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
  • Hickory Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Independence Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
  • Jewell Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
  • Kings Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
  • Stonegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Victory Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Village of Victory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Wood Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls

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

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Castlewood to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<4> 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 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Castlewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Castlewood) 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 Castlewood 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 Castlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1361, Longitude: -73.6639       In this case, the coordinates for Castlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.447 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.355 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.379 degrees.