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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 Diamond Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Diamond Point:
- 43.479236, -73.687062
- 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 Diamond Point
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Diamond Point is near Washington County and also Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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 Diamond Point
Communities Also Named Diamond Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Diamond Point.
Within New York, the name Diamond Point is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Diamond Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Clallam County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Clallam County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Diamond Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Point ...
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.
- Big Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Hollow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hollow
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- French Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- French Mountain is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
- Hogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hogtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
- Iron Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iron Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Furnace
- Lake George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sunnyside
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Paradise Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise Beach is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Pilot Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Queensbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Tripoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tripoli is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
How Far From Diamond Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Diamond Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Diamond Point and extending to:
- Lake George, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Point to Albany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,161 miles [6,696.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Diamond Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diamond Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Diamond Point 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 Diamond Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4792, Longitude: -73.6871 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.377 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.223 degrees. |
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