Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Constable, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Constable and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Constable
- 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 Constable:
- 44.929379, -74.297346
- 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 Constable
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Constable is near Clinton County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Constable ...
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.
- Beaver Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Clyde Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Corners
- Cooks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
- Cooks Mill is located in Franklin County
- Fay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Kelvingrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelvingrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvingrove
- Lee's Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Corner
- Maplemore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Maybank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Powerscourt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powerscourt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerscourt
- Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Trout River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout River
- Trout River is located in Franklin County
How Far From Constable 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 Constable to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Constable and extending to:
- Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Constable to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,136 miles [6,656.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Constable. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Constable) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Constable. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9294, Longitude: -74.2973 |
| <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 Constable to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.599 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.804 degrees. |