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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 Earlton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Earlton 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 Earlton:
- 42.355640, -73.900684
- 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 Earlton
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Earlton is near Columbia County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Earlton
Communities Also Named Earlton ...
We found five communities that are also named Earlton.
Within New York, the name Earlton is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler 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 Alabama community of Earlton [Butler County].
- Kansas
- Labette 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 Kansas community of Earlton [Labette County].
- Neosho County
- This Earlton is located in Neosho County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<2> to the west of the Earlton that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Earlton.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Earlton is located in Harford County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Earlton that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Earlton.
- Ontario
- This Earlton lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Earlton that is located in Greene County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Earlton ...
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.
- Climax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coxsackie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gayhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Grapeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Limestreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Limestreet is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestreet
- Paradise Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paradise Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Place Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Place Corners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place Corners
- Result
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Result is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
- Roberts Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Hill
- Surprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Earlton 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 Earlton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Earlton and extending to:
- Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Earlton to Catskill, with an average speed<4> 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,211 miles [6,776.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Earlton 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- Earlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Earlton 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 Earlton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3556, Longitude: -73.9007 In this case, the coordinates for Earlton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.691 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.501 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.862 degrees. |
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