Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center Falls:
  • 43.099243, -73.458446
  • 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 Center Falls

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Falls ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
• Coveville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coveville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
• Eagleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eagleville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Fly Summit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fly Summit is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
• Greenwich
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
• Lick Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lick Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Springs
• Middle Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Middle Falls is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <1>
• Starks Knob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
• Victory Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Victory Mills is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victory Mills <1>
• Village of Victory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Center Falls and extending to:

• Hudson Falls, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Falls to Hudson Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 southwest (SSW). 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 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,165 miles [6,702.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'