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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 Elnora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elnora 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 Elnora:
- 42.893090, -73.821898
- 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 Elnora
- 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 Elnora is near Schenectady County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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 Elnora
Communities Also Named Elnora ...
We found three communities that are also named Elnora.
Within New York, the name Elnora is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Elnora lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elnora that is located in Saratoga County.
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Elnora is located in Randolph County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elnora that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Elnora.
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This Elnora is located in Davies's County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elnora that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Elnora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elnora ...
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.
- Aqueduct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corners
- Groom Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- High Mills is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Mills
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Luther Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Malta Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
- Maltaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Marvin Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Orchard Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Round Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Elnora to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elnora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elnora and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Elnora to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,188 miles [6,739.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Elnora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elnora 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 Elnora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8931, Longitude: -73.8219 In this case, the coordinates for Elnora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.57 degrees. |
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