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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 East Saratoga Junciton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Saratoga Junciton 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 East Saratoga Junciton:
- 42.922021, -73.682340
- 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 Saratoga Junciton
- 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Since East Saratoga Junciton is near Rensselaer County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Saratoga Junciton
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Saratoga Junciton ...
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.
- Coons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Halfmoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Luther Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
- Malta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malta Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
- Maltaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Mechanicville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snake Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Stillwater Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Willow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From East Saratoga Junciton 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 Saratoga Junciton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Saratoga Junciton and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Saratoga Junciton to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 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 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,181 miles [6,728.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- East Saratoga Junciton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Saratoga Junciton 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 East Saratoga Junciton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9220, Longitude: -73.6823 In this case, the coordinates for East Saratoga Junciton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.491 degrees. |
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