Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chateaugay:
  • 44.926526, -74.079654
  • 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 Chateaugay

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Chateaugay is near Clinton County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Chateaugay

Communities Also Named Chateaugay ...

We found one communities that are also named Chateaugay.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Chateaugay.

Beyond New York.

• Communities Located In New York ...
  • Oswego County
    • This Chateaugay is located in Oswego County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chateaugay that is located in Franklin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Chateaugay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chateaugay ...

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.

• Bridgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Constable
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Constable is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constable
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constable <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Constable
  • From Chateaugay to Constable
• Cooks Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
• Earlville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Herdman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdman
• Kelvingrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvingrove
• Powerscourt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerscourt
• Rockburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
• Sun
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sun is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun

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

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

• Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chateaugay to Malone, 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 443 miles [712.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'