Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clifton Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifton Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clifton Park
- 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 Clifton Park:
- 42.865632, -73.770954
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Clifton Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Since Clifton Park is near Albany County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Albany County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Clifton Park ...
We found three communities that share the name Clifton Park.
Within New York, the name Clifton Park is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Clifton Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clifton Park that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Clifton Park.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Clifton Park [Montgomery County].
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Clifton Park is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west of the Clifton Park that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Clifton Park.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifton Park ...
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.
- Coons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Crescent Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Station
- Crescent Station is located in Albany County
- Grays Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corners
- Grays Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Groom Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Halfmoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
- Halfmoon is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halfmoon <4>
- Halfmoon Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Malta Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
- Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
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- Maltaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maltaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Mechanicville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
- Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
- Mohawk View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
- Mohawk View is located in Albany County
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
- Stillwater Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Stillwater Junction is located in Saratoga County
- Willow Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Maltaville
How Far From Clifton Park 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 Clifton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clifton Park and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clifton Park to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,187 miles [6,738.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clifton Park: www.cliftonpark.org/
The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Clifton Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clifton Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8656, Longitude: -73.7710 In this case, the coordinates for Clifton Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Clifton Park 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Clifton Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.424 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.559 degrees. |