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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 Eagle Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Nest 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Eagle Nest
Communities Also Named Eagle Nest ...
We found eight communities that are also named Eagle Nest.
Within New York, the name Eagle Nest is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eight communities that are located 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.
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)
- Big Moose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Moose is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moose
- Christian Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Christian Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Deerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deerland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerland
- Eagle Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Indian Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Inlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Little Rapids is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Long Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Speculator
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stillwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>'
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Nest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Eagle Nest 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 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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.864 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.941 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.424 degrees. |
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