Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Grafton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Grafton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Grafton

• 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 East Grafton:
  • 42.767023, -73.410668
  • 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 East Grafton

• 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 Rensselaer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
  • Since East Grafton is near Bennington County and also Berkshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bennington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkshire 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 East Grafton

Communities Also Named East Grafton ...

We found one communities that are also named East Grafton.

Within New York, the name East Grafton is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named East Grafton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Hampshire
    • Grafton County
    • This East Grafton is located in Grafton County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Grafton that is located in Rensselaer County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of East Grafton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Grafton ...

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.

• Barberville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Barberville is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
• Berlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Bucks Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bucks Corner is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
• Cherryplain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cherryplain is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryplain
• Eagle Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
• Factory Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Factory Hollow is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hollow
• Hoosick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick <2>
• Hoosick Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <2>
• Lincolnville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincolnville is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville

How Far From East Grafton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Grafton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Grafton and extending to:

• Troy, which is the Seat of Rensselaer County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East Grafton to Troy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'