Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagle Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Nest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Nest
- 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 Eagle Nest:
- 43.849786, -74.485439
- 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 Eagle Nest
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Eagle Nest is near Essex County and also Herkimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for Herkimer 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 Eagle Nest ...
We found eight communities that share the name Eagle Nest.
Within New York, the name Eagle Nest is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Coconino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Eagle Nest [Coconino County].
- Idaho
- Valley County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Valley County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Eagle Nest.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Eagle Nest.
- Michigan
- Keweenaw County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Keweenaw County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Eagle Nest.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km]<2> to the west of the Eagle Nest that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Eagle Nest.
- McKinley County
- This Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km] to the west of the Eagle Nest that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Eagle Nest.
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Morton County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Eagle Nest.
- Texas
- Val Verde County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Val Verde County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Eagle Nest.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Nest ...
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 River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
- Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <5>
- Big Moose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Christian Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Christian Hill is located in Warren County
- Deerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Eagle Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bay
- Eagle Bay is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bay <5>
- Horseshoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Indian Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Lake <5>
- Inlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Inlet is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <5>
- Little Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Little Rapids is located in Hamilton County
- Long Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <5>
- Speculator
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
- Speculator is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <5>
- Stillwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Essex County
How Far From Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Nest and extending to:
- Lake Pleasant, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Nest to Lake Pleasant, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,586 miles [8,989.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,182 miles [6,730.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Nest. 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 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 Eagle Nest 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Nest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8498, Longitude: -74.4854 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Eagle Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Eagle Nest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.864 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.941 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.424 degrees. |